Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano is the birthplace of Orange County and is a privileged place in which a person, as a pilgrim here on earth, experiences the loving and saving presence of God. Mission Basilica is a refuge, a place to shed daily distractions and attain spiritual nourishment on our journey of faith.
Central to the sacramental life of the Basilica is the Celebration of the Eucharist and music is an integral component of this communal form of prayer.
Sacred Music at Mission Basilica strives to transform hearts and minds through the power and beauty of music as part and purpose of the Roman Catholic Liturgy. It is guided by the belief that inspired liturgy leads to a transformation, both deepening and awakening one’s faith.
The music makers of the Basilica strive to be agents of such transformation by creating music that is artistic, genuine, authentic, purposeful, and evangelizing shepherding one to a profound experience of prayer.
I loved singing this piece, enhanced when our second bass singers took a "choral liberty" and dropped down an octave on the last note, sustaining a Low E (E2) for 24 seconds! Gives me "goose bumps" hearing it!
That is so kind of you. Not only is great choral composition alive and well, but to have such a great piece come from such a kind person is really wonderful. @@mjtrottacomposer
Thank you so much! We love singing and assisting our parish in their worship and prayer. It is nice to hear that all of our hard work is appreciated :)
Thank you so much! We love singing and serving our parish and this is a great piece by the Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo. If you live in SoCal, please feel free to join us for mass at 11am on Sundays. You can see the beautiful, historic mission as well. And if you love to sing, we are always looking for new singers!
Gracias por su aporte. En realidad, esta es nuestra misa dominical habitual en la Basílica de la Misión, no un concierto. ¡Todos son bienvenidos a adorar en la casa de Dios! Esta es la mediación de la comunión, por lo que la gente todavía regresa a sus asientos después de recibir la comunión, de ahí el ruido extraño. Si bien nos esforzamos por alcanzar la excelencia musical cada semana, el objetivo principal de nuestro ministerio musical no es simplemente entretener, sino ayudar a las personas en su oración y acercar sus espíritus a Dios. Si vives en la zona (Condado de Orange, CA), nuestro Conjunto Mixto canta a las 11 a. m. y también tenemos una misa en español con coro e instrumentos a la 1 p. m. todos los domingos. ¡Siéntete libre de unirte a nosotros en la adoración y gracias nuevamente por tu aporte!
I've not seen that one, but this is actually the piece behind the altar. The altar is out of frame in this picture. Both this gold piece and part of the altar itself were created by master artisans in Italy. :)
