Sequence for Pentecost. Voice and 6-string nylon string guitar performed by Richard Schletty. Text: Sequence for Pentecost, 13th Century; translated by Peter Scagnelli, © 1983. Tune: Mode I; accompaniment by Adrian Engels, © Interkerkelijke Stichting voor het Kerklied.

There are two days on the church calendar (Easter and Pentecost) when the liturgy calls for a "sequence," a special hymn that may be sung or recited before the gospel. The sequence for Pentecost dates from the 12th century. This setting's text is an English translation by Peter Scagnelli. It is #981 in GIA's RitualSong hymnbook and #470 in GIA's Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition.

The song art is the center portion of a massive 50-foot-wide mural I painted for Holy Spirit Parish a few years ago. Details here: Grasped by the Holy Spirit mural

Holy Spirit, Lord Divine,
Come, from heights of heav’n and shine.
Come with blessed radiance bright!

Come, O Father of the poor,
Come, whose treasured gifts endure.
Come, our heart’s unfailing light!

Of consolers, wisest, best,
And our souls’ most welcome guest,
Sweet refreshment, sweet repose.

In our labor rest most sweet,
Pleasant coolness in the heat,
Consolation in our woes.

Light most blessed, shine with grace
In our heart’s most secret place,
Fill your faithful through and through!

Left without your presence here,
Life itself would disappear,
Nothing thrives apart from you!

Cleanse our soiled hearts of sin,
Arid souls refresh within,
Wounded lives to health restore!

Bend the stubborn heart and will,
Melt the frozen, warm the chill,
Guide the wayward home once more!

On the faithful who are true
And profess their faith in you,
In your sev’n-fold gift descend!

Give us virtue’s sure reward,
Give us your salvation, Lord,
Give us joys that never end!

May 10, 2016 - A FREE GIFT from St. James Music Press 

A recent new user, Regina99, wrote:

Partial video demo of a song I am working on with Dan Vi Nguyen. Feel free to make suggestions for improvement. 

Details of project here: https://topcatholicsongs.com/node/714

Full audio demo:

Through Your Rosary (v3)

From Fabrizio Ferrari who is CEO, violinist and music composer at Virtual Sheet Music. – Richard Schletty

I am sending you this letter to inform you of our latest additions and news (as you requested). Today we are also featuring our first music commentary, with deep musical insights, from our senior editor Jennifer Vose.

Important: Many of our users have not discovered our entire catalog yet, so here is the link:

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Enjoy!

Get Ready Now for Mother's Day

Don't delay to prepare the perfect music for Mother's Day. VSM has music just right to celebrate Mom on May 8th and beyond:

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And if you scroll down the page at the above link, you'll find all versions of the famous Brahms' Lullaby, for a one-of-a-kind, musical Mother's Day gift. For all lullabies, and other tunes sure to touch Mom's heart, just click the link below... 

New Exclusive Transcriptions and Arrangements in High Quality Sheet Music by Virtual Sheet Music® 

These are exclusive high quality, downloadable and printable digital sheet music titles by Virtual Sheet Music offered in PDF file format complete of audio MIDI and Mp3 files. Most of these items also include Mp3 accompaniment files to play along with your computer or Mp3 audio player. These arangements are exclusive, and cannot be found anywhere else!

Moments for string quartet "Moments" for string quartet, by Andre Van Haren
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Moments for violin and piano "Moments" for violin and piano, by Andre Van Haren
http://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/ml/MomentsVlPf

Moments for piano solo "Moments" for piano solo, by Andre Van Haren
http://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/ml/Moments

Important:

Many of our users have not discovered our entire catalog yet, so here is the link:
http://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/Downloads.html

Hi all! I am a big fan of the music notation software Sibelius and created 4 tutorials that are available on Amazon. All these guides are downloadable, and are Print Replicas Kindle Editions, which sounds very impressive, but simply means that they are printable PDF files! The information is explained in easy to follow steps and I included lots of helpful screenshots.

• Creating Realistic Piano Recordings in Sibelius 7.5
• Working with Lyrics in Sibelius 6
• Orchestrating piano music in Sibelius 7.5 with EWQLSO Gold
• Copying a hand written piano score into Sibelius

If you have any questions about these guides or if you need some help with a score that you are working on right now, feel free to contact me at andrevanharen@gmail.com

happy music making and best wishes,
André

Psalm 67: O God, Let All The Nations Praise You
for Sixth Sunday of Easter, Cycle C or for Thanksgiving Day Mass

Music: © 2016 Matilda Jane Kraemer – www.matildajanekraemer.com
Text: Revised Grail Psalms, © 2010 Conception Abbey/The Grail, admin. by GIA Publications, Inc. – www.giamusic.com

Baritone soloist: Richard Schletty – www.schlettysound.com
Engraving (Sibelius): André van Haren – www.andrevanharen.com

Sheet music for this psalm is available in the link below. Additional song info here: www.matildajanekraemer.com/psalm-67-o-god-let-nations-praise/

Kindly let us know if you use this psalm in your liturgy by commenting below or by sending a note to admin Richard Schletty. Thank you.

Joyous light of the holy glory
Of the Immortal Father
Heavenly and wholly blessed, Jesus Christ.
Having come to the setting of the sun
We see the evening light
We praise the Father and the Son
And the Holy Spirit of God.
And the Holy Spirit of God.
It is right that you be praised
At all times with holy sounds
Son of God, the giver of life
Therefore the world glorifies you.
Therefore the world glorifies you.



Artist: The Project
Title: Joyous Light
Album: Mystic Chapel
Genre: Rock
Year: 2015
Composer: M.G. Bell/D. W. H. Arnold
Copyright Info: saints and survivors

Onidrol wrote:

"I am a trainer/conductor of the San Isidro Parish Choir of Musuan, Bukidnon, Philippines. I need choral arrangements for liturgical services."

Can you help Onidrol? Please make comments below. Thank you for your participation.

I can start out by recommending you visit the web site of composer Paul F. Page. He has a number of scores of sacred/liturgical choral works that can be freely downloaded. http://www.paulpage.org/Paul_Page_Music/Vocal_Music.html

Tell Paul I sent you!

From my friend Fabrizio.

Fresh sheet music for you! Having trouble viewing this email? Latest Sheet Music and News Sunday, February 28, 2016 View at VSM site   Instruments Piano Guitar Voice Violin Ensembles Browse   Get Ready for Easter! New sheet music has been added to the Virtual Sheet Music site. Many of our users have not discovered our entire catalog yet, so here is the link: http://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/Downloads.html Enjoy! Easter Day this year is earlier than usual (March 27th), and we have special Easter Collections for you! Check them out below: http://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/Easter.html Here are the most popular collections: Easter Collection for piano, voice or other instruments complete of chords, lyrics and guitar lead sheets http://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/ml/Easter Easter Collection for violin and piano complete of chords, lyrics and guitar lead sheets http://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/ml/EasterVlPf ...

Pour Heaven on Me
Movement 2: Hungry for Heaven opus

Pour heaven on me. Pour heaven on me.
Keep me safe from evil.
Put fire in my bones.
Help me play the part
Make me burn with passion.
as you make me whole.

Pour it out! Pour it out!
You're the man with answers.
Listen to my questions.
You're the one who cares...