Gregorian Chant CD

Performed by the Mount St. Scholastica Sisters
and Conducted by Sister Joachim Holthaus
Originally recorded in 1975 at Mount St. Scholastica

This CD is a recording of the Monastic Schola of the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica monastery in Atchison, Kansas.  The CD includes chant selections and two sacred choral works sung by the 38 member group of sisters conducted by Sister Joachim Holthaus and accompanied on the organ by Sister Gertrude Greathouse.

The Gregorian Chant CD is available for purchase from the Monastery Goods shop at the monastery for $12.50.  This price includes shipping and handling.  Please send your request with check payable to “Mount St. Scholastica, Inc.” to:

Monastery Goods
Attn:  Jo Ann Fellin, OSB
801 South 8th St.
Atchison, KS 66002

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The following selections are available on the CD. They are included here for your personal enjoyment. They are not to be used for any commercial or retail purpose. All rights reserved by Mount St. Scholastica, Inc.

Ave Maria: Offertory antiphon (Mode 8) of the Mass from which the Introit below is taken. it is an example of a very melismatic chant.



Hodie Christus: A Christmas motet by Luigi Picchi, published in Italy. This favorite is sung every Christmas Eve at the Mount.



The following pieces are also available on the CD:

Salve Sancta Par ens: Introit for feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The composition, (Mode 2) follows the form prescribed with its antiphon, psalm verse, gloria, and repetition of the antiphon.

Kyrie Deus Genitor aime: A simple Kyrie (Mode 4) which is used primarily for ferial days during Advent and Lent.

Kyrie Lux et origo: Kyrie I (Mode 8) used for the Paschal Season.

Kyrie Cum jubilo: A festive, floriod Kyrie (Mode 1) assigned primarily for feasts of the Blessed Virgin.

Sanctus & Agnus Dei IX: These are assigned to the Cum jubilo Mass with the above Kyrie.

Alleluia: Tu es Petrus: Alleluia and verse are from the Common of Sovereign Pontiffs. The melody of the Alleluia (Mode 2) is a frequently used one which appears especially in the Christmas and Epiphany seasons.

Tu es Petrus: A Communion verse (Mode 6), this antiphon is very brief and utilizes a very common cadence formula.

Veni Sancte Spiritus: One of only five sequences that appear in the Liber Usuali, this is a perfect example of the couplet form of sequence composition. It appears in the Mass for Pentecost.

Cogitationes: An Introit in Mode 5, this work comes from the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a feast established quite late in the history of the Church.

Gaudeamus: An Introit in Mode 1, the festiveness of this composition makes it suitable for various occasions. It appears here in the form used for the Feast of All Saints, November 1, but it is essentially the same, melodically and textually, for other days such as December 8, the Immaculate Conception, and for the feast days of St. Thomas, St. Anne, the Assumption, etc.

Omnes Gentes: An Introit (Mode 6) expressive of its text (Clap your hands, all you people), this is a very short, two-line antiphon for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost.