Cantores in Ecclesia


CANTORES' NEW CD RELEASE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ONLINE: GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA MISSA BREVIS AND STABAT MATER JACOBUS DE KERLE MISSA REGINA CAELI CANTORES IN ECCLESIA BLAKE APPLEGATE Cantores in Ecclesia's most recent release (pictured above) brings together settings of the Latin Mass by two Renaissance composers. They were exact contemporaries, and both were famous in their own lifetime, although posterity has treated them quite differently. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-94) is still a familiar name to modern singers, while Jacobus de Kerle (1531-91) has been all but forgotten. These two men were both dedicated to composing music for the Catholic Church in an era when its musical foundations (and the foundations of its very existence) were in peril. This was a time of sweeping reforms, debated for twenty arduous years during the Council of Trent. The goal was to strip off the excesses and corruptions of past centuries, returning to an atmosphere of simplicity, austerity, and holiness. Needless to say, this had vast implications for what was sung and played in church. Kerle and Palestrina were two composers who found themselves at the center of the fray. (Except taken from the CD booklet music notes, written by Dr. Kerry McCarthy.) To read David Stabler's December, 2013 review of Cantores' CD, which was featured as a selection for the Oregonian's "Top Gifts for Music Lovers: A&E Gift Guide of 2013," please click HERE. CDs ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ONLINE AT: cdbaby: http://cdbaby.com/cd/cantoresinecclesia iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/palestrina-missa-brevis-stabat/id776424068 Or by calling 503-295-2811. Copies can also be purchased at the receptions directly following the 7:30 P.M. Saturday Vigil Masses at St. Stephen's.

Saturday, April 26 at 7:30 P.M. SOLEMN LATIN MASS EASTER II Palestrina Missa Brevis Handl Stetit Jesus MacMillan Mitte manum tuam Gregorian Chant Proper ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH 1112 SE 41st Avenue Fr. Robert Palladino, Celebrant PLEASE NOTE: The SAINT CATHERINE OF SIENA Mass at Holy Rosary on April 29 has been canceled.