A well-produced video of the nearly-hour-long concert of chant and polyphony in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, performed at the FSSP oratory dedicated to him in Lincoln, Nebraska, is now up on YouTube, with running translations of these most unusual pieces. I encourage you to listen, enjoy, and explore the repertoire. A few of these pieces probably haven’t been heard for decades, even centuries:
The program:
00:00 Uppon La Re Mi ~ Thomas Preston
03:54 The Cloak with the Stars ~ Carson Cooman
08:59 O Sanctissima Anima ~ plainchant
10:00 St. Francis Divests Himself of All Worldly Wealth ~ Carson Cooman
13:19 Proles de Cælo ~ Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
20:50 Alleluia Franciscus pauper ~ plainchant
23:56 Beatus Franciscus ~ Jerónimo de Aliseda
28:32 Blessed Francis, Holy Father ~ Dom Gregory Murray, O.S.B.
31:08 St. Francis and the Sermon to the Birds ~ Carson Cooman
34:23 O Virum Mirabilem ~ Peter Philips
37:54 Pavane ~ François Poulenc
42:04 Audit in Evangelio ~ Tommaso Graziani
45:38 Salve Sancte Pater ~ plainchant
46:36 Salve Sancte Pater ~ Costanzo Porta
48:47 La François ~ Michel Corrette
Enjoy!
