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Music Spotlight: John Sheppard

April 22, 2022 / stmarkhighlandsranch / Leave a comment

Today, I thought I’d share one of my all-time favorite pieces of sacred music: a setting of In manus tuas by English composer John Sheppard (ca. 1515—1558). For what it’s worth, I actually consider this one of the most beautiful pieces of music I’ve ever heard. 

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“Anima Christi” by Fr. Marco Frisina

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 / stmarkhighlandsranch / Leave a comment

If you were at our beautiful Ash Wednesday Mass, you heard the choir perform a setting of Anima Christi by Fr. Marco Frisina (listen to a recording below). You don’t find many contemporary composers of classical sacred music, much less priest-composers. Read more about him here and check out the rest of his website (he also does opera and film scores!).

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