Pastoral Processional
by Gary Penkala
Unison Choir - Sheet Music

Unison voices, cantor, congregation, organ

SKU: C5.3040

Composed by Gary Penkala. Text: Pastores dabo vobis. Useful traditional-style processional. General, Ordination. Octavo. Published by CanticaNOVA Publications (C5.3040).

Pastoral Processional is an effective opening for any celebration of priestly service (ordinations, anniversaries). It has traditional elements (Latin verses, eloquent English verses, themes from Gregorian chant) but is crafted in a responsorial idiom so as to be useful in modern liturgies. After a toccata-like organ introduction, the cantor sings a proclamation with text from Jeremiah, "Pastores dabo vobis juxta cor meum..." and melody from the chant Te Deum laudamus. This is followed by the processional proper, which alternates English and Latin verses sung by cantors and choir sections with the congregational refrain, "I will give you shepherds after my own heart, and they shall feed you on knowledge and sound teaching." Written for a 50th anniversary of priestly ordination, Pastoral Processional may easily be adapted for general use by choosing to sing the more general verses.