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Ave Maria

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Setting of the Hail Mary prayer.
​Text:  Hail Mary, Luke 1:29; Latin, 13th C.
Music composed and arranged by Rachel Burckardt
Adapted from AVE MARIA, Mode 1

Choir:
Mary Casiello, Megan Lewis, Rosie Delacruz,
Mark Brown, Jason Villarreal, Josh Daniels,
Evan Landry, Rachel Burckardt


Recorded and mixed by Evan Landry
Photos:  Rachel Burckardt, ldsmag.com, ignatisus.com, St. Cecilia Parish
Wood Harbor Music     www.woodharbormusic.net
©2014 Rachel Burckardt.  All Rights Reserved.

Video:  Psalm 16 - You Are My Inheritance

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"Therefore my heart is glad and my soul rejoices."
Setting of Psalm 16,
verses 1 - 9.


Nathan Hawkins:  Lead vocals  
Mary Casiello, Megan Lewis, Rosie Delacruz, Josh Daniels, Rachel Burckardt:  Background vocals
Diana Fisher:  Piano              
Alex Meisner:  Alto Sax

Gregg Ramsey:  Electric Guitar
Rachel Burckardt:  Bass, Synths


Composed & arranged by:  Rachel J. Burckardt 
Recorded and mixed by:  Evan LandryWood Harbor Music     www.woodharbormusic.net 
©2012 Rachel J. Burckardt.  All Rights Reserved.

How Long

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"In the desert, my soul longs for you."

Title song from my first recording, How Long, O God.

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Mary Nelson:  Lead vocals
Jamie Jenks, Kate  Boland:  
       Background vocals
Rachel Burckardt:  Piano
Dave Buerger:  Bass
Eric Johnson:  Flute


Composed by Rachel Burckardt
Recorded by Eric Masanaga
​Wood Harbor Music     www.woodharbormusic.net 
©1988, 1992 Rachel J. Burckardt.  All Rights Reserved, 


Psalm 18:  I Love You, Lord, My Strength

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Video of the psalm setting, from an upcoming recording. 

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Megan Lewis:  Lead vocals 
Mary Casiello, Rosie Delacruz:  Background vocals 
Rachel Burckardt:  Piano, electric guitar, synth 


"The complex time signatures actually sound smooth and natural in this composition, not unlike Gregorian Chant,"  (Richard Clark, Director of Music and Organist, St. Cecilia Parish, Boston, MA)

Composed by Rachel Burckardt
Recorded and mixed by Evan Landry
Wood Harbor Music     www.woodharbormusic.net
©2011 Rachel J. Burckardt.  All Rights Reserved, 

One Voice

Video of the cry of the wilderness:  
Prepare!  Rise up!  The Lord will come!
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Austin Fleming:  Lead Vocals
Choir:  Tom Snow, director;
Dave Buerger, Diane Drexler, Eric Johnson, Georgina Ciuffetelli, Jaime Jencks, Jeff West, Kate Boland, Kevin Nelson, Mary Tarpinian Nelson, Rosie Delacruz, Thomas Shaver. Thomas Snow
Jaime Jenks, Mary Tarpinian Nelson:   Additional Vocals
Rachel Burckardt:  Piano, synths, electric guitars

Dave Buerger:  Bass
Rosie Delacruz:  Synth
Georgina Ciuffetelli:  Acoustic 6-string guitar
Cathy Lester Salchert:  Acoustic 12-string guitar
Eric Johnson:  Flute


Composed and arranged by: Rachel Burckardt
Recorded by Eric Massanaga.  Mixed by Eric Masanaga, Rachel Burckardt & Tom Snow.
Wood Harbor Music   www.woodharbormusic.net   
©1991, 1992 Rachel J. Burckardt.  All Rights Reserved.


Psalm 25:  To You, O Lord

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Video of a psalm for Advent:  "To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul."
(From an upcoming recording)

"God guides the humble."

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Rosie Delacruz:  Lead vocals
Megan Lewis, Mary Casiello, John Paul Casiello, Sean Trainor, Josh Daniels:  Background vocals
Paul Hoffman:  Piano
Dave Buerger:  Bass
Rachel Burckardt: Guitar


Composed by: Rachel Burckardt
Vocal harmonization arranged by:  Sean Trainor, Mary Casiello, Josh Daniels & Rachel Burckardt
Recorded by Tim Keleher and Evan Landry.  Mixed by Evan Landry
Wood Harbor Music   www.woodharbormusic.net   
©2009 Rachel J. Burckardt.  All Rights Reserved,

Organ Improvisation in C Major (New Dawn)

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Video based on live recording of improvisation played on the 1999 Smith+Gilbert Organ of St. Cecilia Church, Boston, MA



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Rachel Burckardt:  Organ

Recorded live by Evan Landry on May 9, 2014 at the New Dawn v2.0 Concert at St. Cecilia Church, Boston, MA. 
St. Cecilia Music

Wood Harbor Music   www.woodharbormusic.net
©2014 Rachel J. Burckardt.  
All Rights Reserved.


Psalm 31:  Into Your Hands I Commend My Spirit

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Video of the psalm for Good Friday.


"Father, into your hands, I commend my spirit."

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Jason Vilarreal:  Lead Vocals
Petia Spacek:  Cello
Mary Casiello, Megan Lewis, Rosie Delacruz, Sean Trainer, Josh Daniels, John Paul Casiello, Peter Rozman:  Schola


Composed by Rachel J. Burckardt & Jason Villarreal
Arranged by Rachel J. Burckardt
Recorded by Evan Landry at Landry Studios, Brookline, Massachusetts
Produced by Rachel J. Burckardt
Wood Harbor Music        www.woodharbormusic.net 
©2013 Rachel J. Burckardt & Jason Villarreal.  All Rights Reserved.


Psalm 32:  Forgive Me the Wrong

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Video for a simple setting for this psalm of forgiveness and reconciliation.
"Forgive me the wrong I have done."

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Peter Rozman:  Lead vocals
Rosie Delacruz, Megan Lewis, Mary Casiello:  Schola
Lauren Landry:  Bassoon
Rachel Burckardt:  Piano, guitars, bass, synths


Composed and arranged
   by Rachel Burckardt
Recorded and mixed
   by Evan Landry
Photographs:  Rachel Burckardt
Wood Harbor Music     www.woodharbormusic.net
©2013 Rachel J. Burckardt.  All Rights Reserved.


And Very Early in the Morning/
The Mercy of God Endures Forever

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Video for a soundscape of Easter morning leading into an Easter hymn based on the Gospel Acclamation verses for the Easter Vigil.
"The stone which the builders rejected has become the corner stone."

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Members of the Choir of St. Ann Parish and Friends:
Doug Almanzar, Jeanne Almanzar, Bob Boland, Kate Boland, Richard Callwood, Georgina Ciuffetelli, Ann Faldetta, Laura Jefferson, Jaime Jenks, Jenifer Lussier, Katie Mars, Kevin Nelson, Thomas Shaver, Mary Tarpinian Nelson, Stacey Vahey

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Cantors (Verses 1 & 2):  
Bob Boland, Kate Boland

Background Vocals
(Verses 1 & 2):
Rosie Delacruz, Jamie Jenks, Kevin Nelson, Kevin Nichols, Mary Tarpinian Nelson, Stacey Vahey


And Early in the Morning:
Acoustic Guitar:  R. J. Burckardt 
Flute:  Eric Johnson;               Piano:  Tom Snow


The Mercy of God Endures Forever: 
Organ & piano:  Tom Snow;      Flutes:  Eric Johnson
Bass:  Dave Buerger;           Acoustic guitar :  Cathy Salchert





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Also on the recording:  How Long, O God


Wood Harbor Music   www.woodharbormusic.net
©1998, 1992 Rachel J. Burckardt.  All Rights Reserved.


Ps. 34 - Taste and See

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"Taste and see the goodness of the Lord."

"Let my soul glory in the Lord.  The lowly will hear and be glad."

John Paul Casiello:  Lead vocals 
Michelle Hoffman, Mary Casiello, Megan Lewis, :  Schola

Rachel Burckardt:  Synth (harpsichord) (not visible in video)

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Also on the recording:
Praise for the New Dawn


Composed and arranged by Rachel Burckardt

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Video recorded live at St. Cecilia Parish 
(New Dawn Concert, May 20, 2011)
by Matthew Burckardt


Wood Harbor Music   www.woodharbormusic.net
©2014 Rachel J. Burckardt.    All Rights Reserved.

Other Videos

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From the Recording:  
Praise for the New Dawn





1      Psalm 126 – The Lord Has Done Great Things    
2      Psalm 137 – Let My Tongue Be Silenced 
              (Unplugged version)
  
3      Psalm 34 – Taste and See   
4     Guitar Improvisation #5 in D Major   
5     Psalm 27 – The Lord is My Light   
6     Piano Improvisation #4 in d minor

7     Mass of St. Anne - Gloria (text from Roman Missal Vs. 2)   
                  - recorded version
                  - live version

       Mass of St. Anne – Eucharistic Acclamations:                       8              Sanctus                                                                             
9              Memorial Acclamation  
10            Great Amen
11            Agnus Dei   
12    Guitar Improvisation #2 in f# minor     
13    Psalm 137 – Let My Tongue Be Silenced 
              (Electronic version)
                                                    
14     Piano Improvisation #2 in c minor/
          Psalm 90 – In Every Age                                                   
15     Psalm 19 - The Precepts of the Lord                                 
16     Acceptance Prelude (Thy Will Be Done in my Life)          
17     Psalm 113 – Who Lifts Up the Poor   
18     Psalm 98 – All the Ends of the Earth   

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