MUSIC OF CASA DEL SOL
A retreat center located in the heart of Ghost Ranch, in the high desert of northern New Mexico, Casa del Sol was dedicated in May 2006, with the vision of becoming “a community of the Living Presence Seeking the Oneness of the Human Soul and the Healing of Creation.” One of the visionaries of this young, "dispersed" community is the well-known author and teacher on Celtic spirituality, J. Philip Newell. Philip has produced a variety of new texts, some wholly original, some based on scripture, that re-envision the connection between the creator, human beings, and the “natural” world. It has been a privilege to be asked to set some of these texts to music.
Casa del Sol Blessings of Jesus for cantor and
assembly. The cantor sets the
pitch and the pace and the people join in this new rendering of Matthew 5:
3-10, also know as the Beatitudes.
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Casa del Sol Prayer of Jesus for cantor and
assembly. A fresh, evocative version of the Lord's Prayer set in a simple
call-and-echo manner.
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Casa del Sol Song of
Mary for two-part assembly
(women-men). The passage often
known as the Magnificat, the source is Luke 1: 46-55.
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Casa del Sol Song of
Simeon for assembly (optional
two-part). A chant-like setting
based on Luke 2: 29-32
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Hallelujah del Sur for two- or three-part assembly. A driving, celebratory response in the style of a Latin America samba.
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Watch, O Watch for three-part assembly. Intended as a gathering chant to precede Night Prayer, this piece can be sung in one, two or three parts, a capella if desired or with guitar.
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