We Adore You, O Christ

This is a practical sampler of liturgical music with choral anthems, processional songs, responsorial psalms, Mass parts and bilingual settings. John writes to encourage the full and active participation of the assembly while staying firmly grounded in the musical tradition of the Church. For example, Saints Peter & Paul Mass is bilingual and choral. It can be performed in a festive way with organ, trumpets, flute, SATB choir, cantor and assembly, or simply with keyboard, cantor and assembly.

The recording features a first-rate performance by the choir of St. Paul the Apostle under the direction of Frank Brownstead. It demonstrates how well choir and assembly can work together when given finely crafted music.