O sacrum convivium! Music for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi
The Solemnity of Corpus Christi celebrates each year the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. On this album, the Choir of Buckfast Abbey presents a musical offering bearing witness to this great celebration through music rooted in the words and ancient chants of this feast. At the heart of this album is a Mass setting by Martin Baker, Missa O sacrum convivium!, newly commissioned for the Choir of Buckfast Abbey and here given its premier recording, which develops chant melodies into a passionate tour de force for choir and organ. This work is complemented by chants and hymns of the day for Mass and Vespers, as well as sumptuous choral settings by Guerrero, Palestrina and Laloux and a suite for solo organ by Anton Heiller.
Released on Friday 2nd May 2025. Available to pre-order now.
Track List
1
Anton Heiller
Ante Introitum (In festo Corporis Christi)
1:57
2
Gregorian Chant
Introit: Cibavit eos
3:13
3
Martin Baker
Kyrie (Missa O sacrum convivium!)
3:20
4
Martin Baker
Gloria (Missa O sacrum convivium!)
7:14
5
Peter Stevens
Responsorial Psalm: The cup of salvation I will raise
2:32
6
Gregorian Chant
Sequence: Ecce panis angelorum
1:39
7
Gregorian Chant
Alleluia: Caro mea
3:12
8
Francisco Guerrero
O sacrum convivium
5:06
9
Anton Heiller
Post Offertorium (In festo Corporis Christi)
2:41
10
Martin Baker
Sanctus (Missa O sacrum convivium!)
2:47
11
Martin Baker
Agnus Dei (Missa O sacrum convivium!)
3:59
12
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
O bone Iesu
1:35
13
Anton Heiller
Post Communionem (In festo Corporis Christi)
1:19
14
Richard Runciman Terry
O Godhead hid, devoutly I adore thee
5:23
15
Anton Heiller
Post Benedictionem ('Lauda Sion') (In festo Corporis Christi)
4:55
16
Gregorian Chant
Office Hymn: Pange lingua
4:00
17
Gregorian Chant
Short Responsory: Cibavit illos
2:15
18
Gregorian Chant
Antiphon: O sacrum convivium!
1:10
19
Andrew Reid
Magnificat quinti toni
4:23
20
Gregorian Chant
Antiphon: O sacrum convivium!
1:19
21
Gregorian Chant/Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Litany/Lord’s Prayer
1:05
22
Fernand Laloux
O salutaris Hostia
1:56
23
Fernand Laloux
Tantum ergo
2:29
24
Traditional
O Sacrament most holy
1:35
25
Francis Stanfield
Sweet Sacrament divine
3:57