iSNARK! TV 11

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Psalm 151, a major pet project of mine, is getting a major overhaul. Learn about it in this video.
Also, Shamus O'Reilly and I get talking about, of all things, drunk driving.
Music: Lord, Make Us Turn to You (in snippets/written by yours truly)
Commercial: König Ludwig Weissbier

Links:
Christus Vincit Music; Corpus Christi Watershed liturgy pages
Chabanel Psalm Project (You'll find Sam Schmitt's Psalm settings here, which I mention, as well as some of my own settings, in its previous version. I will leave those older versions available there.)

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iSNARK! 177

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For the second show in a row, we managed to keep it less than 45 minutes, and for the third show in a row, we managed to keep it under an hour! VERDAMDT! ICH BIN GUT! :)
This is our third and final segment on the changes in the translation of Holy Mass - from the Sanctus to the end.  Also:  Leave my TV programming alone!  (a rant on today's TV shows).
Feasts for the Week: September 11-17, and the Jungle Screechers return from a vacation at Lake Titicaca.
Don't Do This at Church: two installments, scattered
The three usual commercials, scattered

In What We Have Done, and in What We're Going to Do: Music we did for the Twenty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time and First Friday, as well as a preview of music for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Shamus' Adventures in Anglican Latin (new feature): Shamus O'Reilly tries his hand at reading the Ubi Caritas in "Anglican Latin" - you'll love our explanation of what "Anglican Latin" is. Brought to you by Blender. Related Link: The Prince and the Composer, Part 1 (Prince Charles on Charles Hubert Hastings Parry)
Miscellaneous Outburst

Music:
1-4. Roman Missal chants (1. Sanctus; 2. We Proclaim Your Death, O Lord; 3. Amen/adapted from Sanctus VIII; 4. Agnus Dei - all from the Roman Missal 2010 except the Amen)
5. Ubi Caritas (Chant, Mode VI)
6. Laetentur Caeli (excerpt) (written by yours truly and Giovanni Gastoldi)
7. Sinfonia Electronique performs The Organ Grinder's Lament, courtesy of Music Alley
  
Additional link: Catholic Light

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iSNARK! TV 10

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Pictured above is our "utility restoration speedometer". You'll see why, as most of the east coast was hit by Hurricane Irene last weekend (we got slapped by Tropical Storm Irene instead). Watch as we compare our monopoly utility company to FEMA.
Also (and more important), we discuss and demonstrate my own setting of Psalm 95 with the antiphon "If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts".
We have a second version of our Krakowska Kielbasa commercial as well!

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iSNARK! 176

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The continuation of our multi-part series on the new translation of the Roman Missal, the Mass we will be celebrating beginning XI-27-11.  In this installment, we touch on the Bishops' permission to use some of the new translation early, plus breaking down changes in the Credo, Orate Frates, Preface Dialogue, and Sanctus. Links include memos from the Archdioceses of Boston, New York, and Cincinnati, regarding early use of the new translation and recommended musical settings.
We also side-step to Mass in "Ubbi-Dubbi" language (Remember the children's TV show Zoom?), and "Freeze Pops versus cigarettes!"
Don't Do This at Church

Commercials (the usual three, scattered within the show)
In What We Have Done, and In What We're Going to Do (returning segment): Music we did for the Twenty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time, and will be doing for the Twenty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Hymnody in Inflationary Language: Shamus O'Reilly inflates (a la the late great Victor Borge) Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation

Music:
1. Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation (tune: Westminster Abbey)
2. Panis Angelicus (written by Cesar Franck)
3. O Jesus, Joy of Loving Hearts (tune: Wareham)
4. Fugli gives us his rendition of Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, courtesy of Music Alley

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iSNARK! 175

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The first in a multi-part series on the new translation of the Roman Missal, that is, the Third Typical Edition, which will be in full effect on November 27, 2011, the First Sunday of Advent.  Here on this "Snark-and-three-quarters-tennial" episode, we give a brief timeline, then cover changes from the Penitential Act to the Collect.  Also, iSNARK! TV has a new channel on Vimeo, my rant on cell phones.
Feasts for the Week (and a half): covering August 22-31, 2011 in the Ordinary Form, Extraordinary Form, and Anglican Use.
Don't Do This at Church (three clips, scattered throughout)
Commercials for the usual virtual sponsors (three, scattered throughout)
What Did We Sing Today: Top Four Hymns You Hardly Hear at Mass.

Top Ten Least Popular Mass Changes, brought to you by Jesus Our Buddy

Music:
1. Come with Us, O Blessed Jesus (tune: Werde Munter)
2. Fairest Lord Jesus (tune: Schönster Herr Jesu)
3. Be Thou My Vision (written by Jean-Hubert Desrocquettes)
4. O Worship the King (tune: Hanover)
5. Charlie Crowe spreads his Joy, courtesy of Music Alley

Additional Links:
Fr. John Muir speaks of the Mass changes on the LifeTeen Vimeo channel
Magnificat Roman Missal Companion; iSNARK! TV on You Tube
St. Paul Church (Cambridge, MA) / Boston Archdiocesan Choir School/Boston Boy Choir
Christus Vincit ANYWHERE! Episode 56

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