Episode No. 53 Saturday, December 1, 2018. Music from the Tower… “ON THE ROAD” with the Bishops of the Diocese of Orange and members of the Diocesan Choir and Christ Cathedral Choirs
This special edition of MUSIC FROM THE TOWER is beautiful choral music and commentary from this year’s Diocese of Orange Bishops Pilgrimage and Cruise. During these 12 days we visited three countries, Italy, Spain, and France, and some of the world’s most beautiful cathedrals, monasteries and churches. Our pilgrimage began at St Peter’s Basilica in Rome with a wonderful Mass in Italian with our Bishop Kevin Vann and Bishop Timothy Freyer concelebrating. Along with our Bishops we had about 25 choir members from Christ Cathedral and our Diocesan Choir, with over 100 pilgrims. In Rome we also sang at Rome’s Cathedral Church, St. John in Lateran, and San Lorenzo in Lucina. From Rome se headed to our cruise ship, the Symphony of the Seas, the world’s newest and largest cruise ship. We set sail for Naples where we toured and sang in the Naples Cathedral of the Assumption. Traveling by bus we went down to the Amalfi coast to Sorrento where we had Mass in the Cathedral of Saints Philip and James.
Our next day was at sea where we had a lovely Mass on board our ship to honor Bishop William Johnson, the first bishop of Orange. We next landed in Barcelona Spain with Sunday morning Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Back on our ship we headed to Palma Majorca to visit the shrines of St. Junipero Serra. We had a spectacular mass at the Basilica and Cloisters of St. Francis, where St. Serra lived from age 16 until he was 34 when he left for Mexico and California. We traveled on to Avignon, France where we celebrated a Mass at the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Our final Mass was back in Italy at Santa Trinita in Florence. We were joined by St. Patrick Cathedral’s (New York) organist, Michael Hey and violinist Christiana Liberis (They were on Episode No 47 of MFTT). It was an astonishing trip of prayer, music, fellowship and fun.
MUSIC: I Was Glad Thomas Matthews (Sung in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome)
MUSIC: Cantate Domino Giuseppe Pitoni (Sung at the Cathedral of the Assumption, Naples)
MUSIC: Draw Us In the Spirit’s Tether Harold Friedell (Sung in the Cathedral of SS Philip and James, Sorrento)
MUSIC: Nos Autem Gloriari Felice Anerio (Sung at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Barcelona)
MUSIC: Faithful Cross Leo Nestor (Sung at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Barcelona)
MUSIC: Go to the World Sine Nomine (Sung in the Basilica of St. Francis, Majorca)
MUSIC: Psalm 34 Taste and See James Chepponis. Cantor Lauren McCaul (Sung in the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Avignon, France)
MUSIC: O Taste and See Richard DeLong (Sung in the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Avignon, France)
MUSIC: Ave Verum William Byrd (Sung in the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Avignon, France)
MUSIC: Pavane Gabriel Fauré Christiana Liberis, violin, Michael Hey, organist (Performed in the Church of the Holy Trinity, Florence, Italy)
MUSIC: O Holy Spirit Christopher Tye (Sung in the Church of the Holy Trinity, Florence, Italy)
MUSIC: Psalm 119 James Chepponis Robert DeCarlo and Lauren McCaul, cantors (Sung in the Church of the Holy Trinity, Florence, Italy)
MUSIC: Lux Beatissima Howard Helvey (Sung in the Church of the Holy Trinity, Florence, Italy)
MUSIC: Panis Angelicus César Franck (Sung in the Church of the Holy Trinity, Florence, Italy)
MUSIC: Praeludium and Allegro Fritz Kreisler Christiana Liberis, violin, Michael Hey, organist (Performed in the Church of the Holy Trinity, Florence, Italy)
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