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Venue: St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church (UNL Newman Center) Type of Event: Catholic Ceremony within a Mass My Role: I was hired as the music coordinator and one of the vocalists. I met with couple to discuss all their music choices, which instruments would play on which song, and offer my insight on various parts of the Mass. I then got in touch with the other four musicians, which were all friends/family of the couple, and made sure they had all the music they needed, sent them practice videos, and made sure they knew when and where rehearsal would be before the ceremony. My "Save-the-Day" Moment: Due to the Coronavirus, things didn't go quite as planned... originally Mark and Morgan were supposed to get married on April 18th and have a choir of four people with an organist, pianist, and guitarist, but because of the 10-person limit on gatherings all that changed, and with only three days notice I was able to attend as their 10th person without even an accompanist, and so I provide all the vocal music a cappella, and used recordings for the instrumental music. I arrived at the ceremony an hour and a half early to do a sound check with the venue's live-streaming equipment and met with the priest before the ceremony to discuss any last minute changes. Because their wedding was now taking place during Lent, the main things I had to change (with 30 minutes until the ceremony) was changing the Celtic Alleluia to the Lenten "Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ..." and rewriting the the acclamation verse to fit this setting, and I also had to get creative with the offertory hymn since it had an "alleluia" in the refrain.
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Venue: The Holland Performing Arts Center Type of Event: Special Choir My Role: I was one of approximately 200 choir members in Voices of Omaha's performance of Handel's Messiah. After singing with this choir the first time in 2017, I still was just as emotional the second time around, and I'm looking forward to each year to come! Location: St. James Catholic Church Type of Event: Catholic Ceremony within a Mass My Role: I was hired as music coordinator and choir director. The couple already knew most of the songs they wanted and I helped make that a reality. They had an SATB choir with 8 singers (including myself) and an organist/pianist. This was a very traditional Mass in terms of music, complete with Gregorian chant Mass parts, traditional polyphonic pieces, as well as the typical hymns. I acquired the sheet music for the musicians and sent out practice videos, in addition to coordinating our rehearsal before the ceremony. This was a hefty line-up, and I made sure that every song fit and was properly featured.
Location: Sacred Heart Catholic Church Type of Event: Catholic Ceremony within a Mass My Role: I was hired as music coordinator and choir director. The couple already knew most of the songs they wanted and I helped make that a reality. They had an SATB quartet and organist/pianist. I was able to help them fill the tenor position; the other musicians were friends of the couple. We sang several traditional polyphonic pieces as well as the typical hymns. My "Save-the-Day" Moment: The couple requested that the Kyrie be sung, which is not typical for a wedding, but the priest allowed it. It was supposed to be accompanied, fitting with the Mass parts, but the pianist, not being used to this, missed the cue. Once I realized this I jumped in with the chant before there was an awkward silence and the congregation followed right along without missing a beat.
Venue: St. Charles Borromeo Type of Event: Christmas Eve Midnight Mass My Role: I directed the choir for Midnight Mass. I was responsible for choosing the music, creating practice videos for the choir, sending out all music to the choir, and running rehearsals. We sang three prelude hymns in addition to the music for the actual liturgy. Location: St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church (Newman Center) Type of Event: Catholic Ceremony within a Mass My Role: I was hired as a vocalist to join the already existing choir. A particularly exciting moment was singing O God Beyond All Praising with the full SATB choir, organ, and cymbals during the recessional! Venue: St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church Type of Event: Easter Vigil Mass My Role: I was a cantor and section leader for the choir. The Easter Vigil Mass is probably one of, if not the, longest liturgy in the Novus Ordo (modern rite) lasting approximately 2.5-3 hours. There is a lot of singing from the Exultet, hymns, at least three or four psalms, acclamations, Mass parts, and the special rites of the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation which have their own songs. It is truly a beautiful liturgy to experience.
Venue: St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church (UNL Newman Center) Type of Event: Easter Morning Mass My Role: I was the director for the Easter Morning Choir. I was responsible for working closely with the priest to choose all the music, preparing the music for the choir, and running rehearsal. Venue: St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church (UNL Newman Center) Type of Event: Carol Fest: A Concert Benefit for Gianna Women's Homes My Role: I was the director for the Christmas Concert Choir. This concert included performances from several different parishes benefitting the Gianna Women's Homes. Our choir sang a variety of music including hymns, motets, and Christmas choral music. I was responsible for choosing the music our choir would sing, sending out music and rehearsal videos, running rehearsals, and coordinating with the director of the event.  Photo courtesy of Facebook.com/HuskerCatholic
Venue: St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church Type of Event: Easter Vigil Mass My Role: I was a co-director and cantor for the Easter Vigil Choir. The Easter Vigil Mass is probably one of, if not the, longest liturgy in the Novus Ordo (modern rite) lasting approximately 2.5-3 hours. There is a lot of singing from the Exultet, hymns, at least three or four psalms, acclamations, Mass parts, and the special rites of the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation which have their own songs. It is truly a beautiful liturgy to experience. Photos: Facebook.com/huskercatholic
Venue: St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church (UNL) Newman Center
Type of Event: Newman Center Christmas Concert My Role: I was the co-director for the Christmas Concert Choir. I helped to choose the music the choir would perform, helped coordinate small groups that would be performing, helped run rehearsals, made programs, and coordinated with the person in charge of the Newman Center events. The choir sang a variety of music including traditional and non-traditional hymns, and we tried our hand at Vuelie from Frozen which turned out very well. Location: St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church (UNL Newman Center)
Type of Event: Catholic Ceremony within a Mass My Role: I was hired as a vocalist to join an existing choir. I'm always up for a chance to lend my alto abilities :) Location: St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church (UNL Newman Center) Type of Event: Dedication Mass My Role: I acted as co-director and was a member of the approximately 50-student choir. While I didn't play a role in helping to choose the music, I did help run rehearsals and sectionals, and I also directed certain hymns during the Mass. Photo: Julia De La Rosa
Venue: Temporary Newman Center (640 N. 16th St.)
Type of Event: Newman Center Christmas Concert My Role: I was the assistant director of the Christmas Concert Choir. I helped choose the music for the event, helped coordinate rehearsals, made the programs, and worked with small groups to perform in addition to the choir. I also helped quite a bit with the publicity for the event. The choir sang several hymns, and at the end we led the audience in singing Joy to the World. |
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