I am moving slowly through Frank La Rocca’s Requiem and am grateful for these UA-cam videos of the performance. It will never match being in St. Mary’s during the world première, but this is a gift to us who could not be there. La Rocco’s music reaches an apex of terror and beauty through the horror of homelessness itself in this most moving section of the work. Gut-wrenching - in a most redemptive way.
Reflection of true Christianity found in the message of the song prayer where Christ promised that if we take care of lesser ones we are honoring our Lord himself, and He will remember our kindness when we find ourselves in challenging circumstances.
@@FrankLaRocca I attend other Catholic churches in Northern Ca and our priests and choir remove masks during mass, place on when entering and leaving church, around others, keep socially-requuired distance and aware of safety. That is the alternative. This beautiful ceremony with singers in "safe" area in church wearing masks seems over the top, but understandable better to be safe than face backlash. I thought we got past that fear, our wonderful Archbishop spoke about these incongruties during Lockdown, and DOJ intervened .. it is just too bad.. muffled and recorded in this manner. God Bless. Beautiful nonetheless.
@@tcup8112 Not a church choir --it was a professional group, and they would not work without being able to mask. As I said, the alternative was not to perform it all.
This is San Francisco. The singers are COVID worried beyond what you imagine. Let's not let masks or no masks dominate what was a great and important musical and sacred event.
@@maggiegallagher995 agree. beautiful event. incredible cause. uplifting in every way! .. Thank you for all the good work, to all the talented singers, and to our spiritually devoted and most wonderful Archbp Cordileone. Amen and God Bless ~~
May I ask if in future premiers the online live stream audience could have the program with the texts? The sound is not as good, and it would help greatly to pray in a more meaningful way. This is not a complaint, but a suggestion made gratefully and respectfully.
beautiful but the masks muffle.. it is disasppointing that Gov Newsom targets still our Catholic churches in CA with requiring mask madndates .. we must remain "socially distanced" in this gigantic cathedral on the hill. Non Sense. . at least unvaxxed can still attend church in this city that enforces proof of vaxx most everywhere - dining, entertainment, large events.
@@FrankLaRocca Thank you. I emailed Maggie. My non Catholic friends often don't even know what a mass is, and they just listen to the music esthetically, which is a good start...I think one can evangelize by inviting such friends to consider the feelings the music evokes and how it serves the purpose of prayer...my musician friends often tell me the church exploited composers, so I try to counter that...many of my friends are not religious...trying to use you and your music to evangelize them. They can't believe you went to Berkeley and Yale and believe in God!!! Haha! You know it's kind of an intellectual property argument at its core...they give me grief about my faith so I give this kind of stuff back trying to be loving but making the point. There really isn't anything so smart about being an atheist, they are kind of missing the point and implying composers just sold out to the church.
No offense to the composer, singers and musicians, but this sounds like a performance piece to listen to, rather than a liturgical piece to sing along to. I can’t imagine a typical parish singing it, but maybe that was the intent...an interesting reflection piece, used in an extra-ordinary liturgical celebration, as this was. But not for me. (And yes, I do include “Panis Angelicus” and “In Paradisiam” in my funeral line-up; but also “Be Not Afraid” and “Take, Lord, Receive”, all of which express my relationship with God better than this requiem.
It is only your person opinion for disrespecting traditional liturgy of Catholic Church. "Requiem' is traditional liturgy for the soul rest and repent their sins. No one for sure they are 100% go to heaven, they might be dragged to hell with their unforgiving wrongdoing. For saving soul, "Requiem" is necessary for the soul immediately repent and in peace so it won't being dragged into hell. Your afterworld is not your choice, that is under God's hands. Your choice of songs might make you feel good with God, but won't actually save your mortal soul.
So lovely~
I am moving slowly through Frank La Rocca’s Requiem and am grateful for these UA-cam videos of the performance. It will never match being in St. Mary’s during the world première, but this is a gift to us who could not be there. La Rocco’s music reaches an apex of terror and beauty through the horror of homelessness itself in this most moving section of the work. Gut-wrenching - in a most redemptive way.
Reflection of true Christianity found in the message of the song prayer where Christ promised that if we take care of lesser ones we are honoring our Lord himself, and He will remember our kindness when we find ourselves in challenging circumstances.
It hurts me to see them all wearing a mask when singing!
the lesser of two evils -- the alternative was to not perform it all, unfortunately
@@FrankLaRocca I attend other Catholic churches in Northern Ca and our priests and choir remove masks during mass, place on when entering and leaving church, around others, keep socially-requuired distance and aware of safety. That is the alternative. This beautiful ceremony with singers in "safe" area in church wearing masks seems over the top, but understandable better to be safe than face backlash. I thought we got past that fear, our wonderful Archbishop spoke about these incongruties during Lockdown, and DOJ intervened .. it is just too bad.. muffled and recorded in this manner. God Bless. Beautiful nonetheless.
@@tcup8112 Not a church choir --it was a professional group, and they would not work without being able to mask. As I said, the alternative was not to perform it all.
This is San Francisco. The singers are COVID worried beyond what you imagine. Let's not let masks or no masks dominate what was a great and important musical and sacred event.
@@maggiegallagher995 agree. beautiful event. incredible cause. uplifting in every way! .. Thank you for all the good work, to all the talented singers, and to our spiritually devoted and most wonderful Archbp Cordileone. Amen and God Bless ~~
May I ask if in future premiers the online live stream audience could have the program with the texts? The sound is not as good, and it would help greatly to pray in a more meaningful way. This is not a complaint, but a suggestion made gratefully and respectfully.
it's a good comment, Irene -- Maggie would be the one to ask about this
beautiful but the masks muffle.. it is disasppointing that Gov Newsom targets still our Catholic churches in CA with requiring mask madndates .. we must remain "socially distanced" in this gigantic cathedral on the hill. Non Sense. . at least unvaxxed can still attend church in this city that enforces proof of vaxx most everywhere - dining, entertainment, large events.
@@FrankLaRocca Thank you. I emailed Maggie. My non Catholic friends often don't even know what a mass is, and they just listen to the music esthetically, which is a good start...I think one can evangelize by inviting such friends to consider the feelings the music evokes and how it serves the purpose of prayer...my musician friends often tell me the church exploited composers, so I try to counter that...many of my friends are not religious...trying to use you and your music to evangelize them. They can't believe you went to Berkeley and Yale and believe in God!!! Haha! You know it's kind of an intellectual property argument at its core...they give me grief about my faith so I give this kind of stuff back trying to be loving but making the point. There really isn't anything so smart about being an atheist, they are kind of missing the point and implying composers just sold out to the church.
No offense to the composer, singers and musicians, but this sounds like a performance piece to listen to, rather than a liturgical piece to sing along to. I can’t imagine a typical parish singing it, but maybe that was the intent...an interesting reflection piece, used in an extra-ordinary liturgical celebration, as this was. But not for me. (And yes, I do include “Panis Angelicus” and “In Paradisiam” in my funeral line-up; but also “Be Not Afraid” and “Take, Lord, Receive”, all of which express my relationship with God better than this requiem.
Dear Mary - You are exactly right, this is a performance piece to listen to and, while listening, to contemplate the suffering of the dispossessed.
It is only your person opinion for disrespecting traditional liturgy of Catholic Church. "Requiem' is traditional liturgy for the soul rest and repent their sins. No one for sure they are 100% go to heaven, they might be dragged to hell with their unforgiving wrongdoing. For saving soul, "Requiem" is necessary for the soul immediately repent and in peace so it won't being dragged into hell.
Your afterworld is not your choice, that is under God's hands. Your choice of songs might make you feel good with God, but won't actually save your mortal soul.