SKU: GI.G-CD-421
Composed by Jan Michael
Joncas. Sacred. CD. GIA
Publications #421.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-CD-421).
As one of the
most respected liturgical
composers of our time,
Michael Joncas has earned
his reputation by writing
music for the Church that
proclaims the Scriptures
in song, fits the ritual
moment, and speaks to the
heart. This new
collection will no doubt
reaffirm his fine
reputation and
reestablish once again
his valuable contribution
to the art of pastoral
music making. The rich,
lyrical Joncas style is
evident in the title
song, As the Deer, a
beautiful setting of
Psalm 42 usable as a
responsorial or
processional, scored for
harp, winds, and strings.
Exultate Justi, Cantate
Domino, and Wisdom Is
Calling are grand
processionals, scored for
brass and organ. There's
also a lovely setting of
the Francis Patrick
Sullivan text A Shepherd
for solo voice, and
Joncas's ever popular
Spirit of God within Me,
with text by Timothy
Dudley-Smith, is recorded
with a full complement of
instruments. Joncas's
scholarly research and
personal love of the
Liturgy of the Hours has
led him to compose a new
setting of evening prayer
entitled St. Francis
Evening Prayer. Composed
in a classical style,
this new and accessible
setting should be
explored by any community
considering the Liturgy
of the Hours.