Resources / Schedule

Resources for Current & Prospective Members 

Schedule

• Our schedule for the summer of 2023 can be found below:
  • Community Choir Schedule 2023

Vocal Technique Handouts

• Here are some helpful handouts created by our Basilica Vocal Coach, Elizabeth Schleicher, on the basics of singing:
  • Posture For Singing
  • Breathing For Singing
  • Resonance And Vowels For Singing
• In addition to English and other languages, the choir regularly sings pieces in Latin. 
  • Latin Pronounciation Guide

The Basilica's Pipe Organ

• Click here to learn more about the Basilica's Murdy Family Pipe Organ built by Paul Fritts

Practice Recordings

• Links to helpful practice recordings can be found by cliking here. 

Repertoire List

• Below is a list of some pieces that are in the choir's recent repertoire:
  • Archer, Malcolm:
    • Jesus Christ, the Apple

      

      Tree
    • A Virgin Most Pure
  • Clausen, René: Set Me as a Seal
  • Gorczycki, Grzegorz: Omni Die Dic Mariae
  • Hampton, Calvin: A Repeating Alleluia
  • Hogan, Moses: Hear My Prayer
  • Howells, Herbert: My Eyes for Beauty Pine
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus:
    • Ave Verum Corpus
    • Laudate Dominum
  • Mendelssohn, Felix: 
    • Grant Us Thy Peace (Verleih uns Frieden)
    •  How Lovely Are the Messengers
    • Hear My Prayer (O For the Wings of a Dove)

      

  • Stanford, Charles Villiers:
    • Magnificat in G, op. 81
    • O for a Closer Walk with God
    • St. Patrick's Breastplate
  • Tallis, Thomas: If Ye Love Me
  • Vaughn Williams, Ralph:
    • Let All the World in Every Corner Sing 
    • O How Amiable
    • O Taste and See