Sunday, March 10, 2024

compline digital offering

"Jesu, Rex," G.P. da Palestrina (1525-1594); (for upper voices; ed. Edward Tambling)

Jesu, Rex admirabilis [Jesus, wondrous king]

Et triumphator nobilis [and noble conqueror,]

Dulcedo ineffabilis [unutterable sweetness,]

Totus desiderabilis. [wholly desirable:]

Mane nobiscum Domine [Remain with us, Lord,]

Et nos illustra lumine [and shine your light upon us,]

Pulsa mentis caligine [drive away the darkness of our minds,]

Mundum reple dulcedine. [fill the world with sweetness.]

Featuring members of the St. John's Parish Choir:

Jennifer M. Mulhern, Maggie O'Neill, soprano

Christina DeMaio, Terry McKinney, alto

Edward Hinson, Andrew Sokol, tenor

Joseph Harris, Olin Johannessen, bass

John Stromgren, director

Zuri Wemple, video

Olin Johannessen, technical direction and post-production

Recorded live in Roberts Hall at St. John's Episcopal Church, Portsmouth, NH, on January 31, 2024