Statue of St. Ann at St. Cecilia Church, Boston
(photo by
Joycelyn Chng)

Mass of St. Anne                    
by Rachel J. Burckardt

This collection of liturgical acclamations and responses includes a mix of SATB a cappella settings (with optional keyboard accompaniment) and other accompanied settings.   The initial pieces (previously titled "Lenten Eucharistic Acclamation" and including the Sanctus, Memorial Acclamation, Great Amen, Agnes Dei) were written for Lent in 1996 at St. Ann Parish, Boston.   The settings are very accessible to the congregation while the SATB harmonies add interest.  (For audio samples, click here)

Years later, after the parish of St. Ann was merged into St. Cecilia Parish, music director Richard Clark asked me to add a Kyrie and Lenten Gospel Acclamation.   All six setting have been used extensively, both for Lent and also for Advent (of course, excluding the Gospel Acclamation).  Also added to the collection are two settings for the Gloria as well as a simple SATB a cappella Gospel Acclamation.

The collection is named for the parish for which the first acclamations were written.  As Ed Bolduc already had a Mass of St. Ann, and upon further research that "Anne" may be the more accurate English translation of the name of Our Savior's maternal grandmother, I settled on Mass of St. Anne.

Selections from the Mass of St. Anne are available on Praise for the New Dawn and You Are My Inheritance. Listen at Spotify or on You Tube.

Element

Kyrie

Arrangement

Cantor, SATB response,
organ accompaniment

Audio Sample

Video (post-2010 text)

Availability

Download sheet music  (Post-2010 text)
CD:  You Are My Inheritance
​Video (Post-2010 text)
Gloria (Setting 1)
Cantor,
Unison refrains,
keyboard accompaniment
Post-2010 text:  video;
Pre-2010 text:  sample
Video  
Sheet music  (Post-2010 text)

CD:   Praise for the New Dawn (Pre-2010 text)
Live video  (Pre-2010 text)
Video of studio recording (Post-2010 text)
​Sheet music (Post-2010 text)
Gloria (Setting 2)
SATB choir,
through composed,
a capella or organ accompaniment
Not available
Sheet music (Post-2010 text)
Gospel Acclamation (Alleluia)
SATB choir, a capella or 
organ accompaniment
Not available
Download sheet music
Gospel Acclamation 
(Lenten)
Cantor, SATB refrain, piano and/or organ accompaniment
Post-2010 text:  video
CD:   You Are My Inheritance (Pre-2010 text)
​Download sheet music  (Post-2010 text)
Video ​of studio recording (Post-2010 text)
Sanctus
SATB choir, a capella or 
organ accompaniment
Sample
Listen at Spotify.
Video
Download sheet music    (Post-2010 text)
CD:   Praise for the New Dawn 
You Tube video
Memorial Acclamation
Version A
SATB choir, a capella or 
organ accompaniment
Sample
Listen at Spotify.
Video
Download sheet music  (Post-2010 text)
CD:   Praise for the New Dawn 
You Tube video
Memorial Acclamation 
Version B
SATB choir, a capella or 
organ accompaniment
Not available
Order sheet music  (Post-2010 text)
Memorial Acclamation 
Version C
SATB choir, a capella or 
organ accompaniment
Not available
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Great Amen
SATB choir, a capella or 
organ accompaniment
Sample
Listen at Spotify.
Video
Download sheet music
CD:   Praise for the New Dawn
You Tube video 
Agnes Dei
SATB choir, a capella or 
organ accompaniment
Sample
Listen at Spotify.
​Video
Download sheet music
CD:   Praise for the New Dawn
You Tube video