Information for Festival Choristers

Schedule for the Weekend

Saturday, October 20, 2007

    7:30 to 9:45 PM   Adult Rehearsal in Holy Name Cathedral with Rick Gibala

Sunday, October 21, 2007

    2:00 to 3:00 PM Adult Rehearsal in Holy Name Cathedral with Jennifer Kerr Budziak

    2:00 to 3:00 PM Children's Rehearsal in the Cathedral Auditorium with Rick Gibala

    3:00 to 3:15 PM Break

    3:30 to 5:00 PM Combined Adult and Children's Rehearsal in Holy Name Cathedral with Rick Gibala

                 5:15 PM Festival Eucharist for the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Richard Gibala, Choral Director

Richard P. Gibala is Director of Music at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington, Virginia and also serves as Artistic Director of Cathedral Concerts.  He is the Music Coordinator for the Diocese of Arlington and is a charter member of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians Council. In 1999 he was honored by NPM as Pastoral Musician of the Year and in 2000 he received an honorary doctorate from the Leonine Institute.

Repertoire for Adults:

Lord We Beseech Thee, Batten (Oxford)

Byzantine Alleluia, Honoré (WLP)

We Will Rejoice, Dunstan/Hopp (GIA)

Litany for the Breaking of the Bread, Gibala (GIA)

The Hand of the Lord Feeds Us, Janco (WLP)

You Are All We Have, O'Brien (GIA)

Printed Handout of Various Hymns and refrains

Repertoire for Children:

Come All Ye Heavy Laden, Cherubini (Bock)

Byzantine Alleluia, Honoré (WLP)

We Will Rejoice, Dunstan/Hopp (GIA)

Litany for the Breaking of the Bread, Gibala (GIA)

The Hand of the Lord Feeds Us, Janco (WLP)

You Are All We Have, O'Brien (GIA)

Printed Handout of Various Hymns and refrains

Note: please bring along your own copies of the Eucharistic Acclamations from Marty Haugen's "Mass of Creation" (GIA).  We will be using the "Eucharistic Prayer for Children."  Additional acclamations will be provided in the music handout.

Regional Rehearsals:   Rehearsals are scheduled in many locations and on various dates and times.  Everyone is encouraged to participate in as many as possible. All singers are required to attend at least one regional rehearsal and are expected to arrive at the festival with music well prepared.

Regional Rehearsals Sites and Times for Adults

A:  Sunday, 9/23: 2:30 - 4:45 PM, Immaculate Conception,88th St. & Commercial, Chicago 60617

B: Tuesday, 9/25: 7:30 - 9:45 PM, St. John of the Cross, 5005 S. Wolf Rd., Western Springs 60558

C: Sunday, 9/30: 2:00 - 4:15PM, Immaculate Heart of Mary, 4501 S. Ashland, Chicago 60609

D: Sunday, 9/30: 2:00 - 4:15PM, St. Ita, 5500 N. Broadway, Chicago 60640

E: Monday, 10/08: 7:30 - 9:45 PM, St. Edna, 2525 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights 60004

F: Tuesday, 10/09: 7:00 - 9:15 PM, St. John, 301 Cottage Grove Ave., Glenwood, Il 60425

G: Wednesday, 10/10: 7:30 - 9:45 PM, Mary Seat of Wisdom, 920 W. Granville Ave., Park Ridge 60068

H: Sunday, 10/14: 3:00 - 4:45 PM, St. Bernardine, 7246 W. Harrison St., Forest Park 60130

I: Tuesday, 10/16: 7:00 - 9:15 PM, Our Lady of the Woods, 10731 W. 131st St., Orland Park 60462

Regional Rehearsals Sites and Times for Children

a: Sunday, 9/23" 2:00 - 4:15 PM, Queen of Martyrs, 10233 S. Central Park Ave., Evergreen Park 60805

b: Sunday, 10/14: 3:00 - 5:15PM, St. Mary, 126 Herrick Road, Riverside 60546

c: Sunday, 10/14: 2:00 - 5:00 PM, St. John Brebeuf, 8307 N. Harlem Ave., Niles 60714