“IT is the sweetest note that man can sing;

When grace in virtue’s key tunes nature’s string.”

St. Robert Southwell

“To the Reader”

Orchestral & InstrumentaL

  • “Enchanted,” “Astral Temple,” “Silvernight,” and “Wayless” by Patrick Lenk

  • “Canon in D” by Johann Pachelbel

  • “Deliverance” by Thomas Bergerson

  • The nine symphonies, the piano concertos, and the string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven

  • “The Four Seasons” by Antonio Vivaldi

  • “Further Up, Further In” and “Angelic Highways” from Seasons by Tony Anderson

  • “Fratres” by Arvo Pärt

  • “Two ancient liturgical melodies for orchestra” by Leopold Stokowski

  • The Protecting Veil by John Tavener

  • Symphony No. 3 by Henryk Górecki

  • Cello Sonata No. 1 in G Major by Johann Sebastian Bach

  • Symphony No. 9 by Antonín Dvořák

  • Symphony No. 4 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky

  • Sonata for Violin and Piano in F Major by Felix Mendelssohn

  • The piano sonatas by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Chant, PolyphonY, and Opera

  • “O Ignis Spiritus” and “Spiritus Sanctus Vivificans” by St. Hildegard of Bingen

  • “Salve Regina” (Solemn Tone), “Te Joseph Celebrent,” “Crux Fidelis,” and “Ave Maris Stella”

  • “Miserere Mei” by Gregorio Allegri

  • Passio, “Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen,” “Magnificat,” “De Profundis,” and “The Deer’s Cry” by Arvo Pärt

  • Lamentations and Praises by John Tavener

  • “Agnus Dei” by Samuel Barber

  • “Hymn to Christ the King” by the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles

  • “Virga Jesse” by Anton Bruckner

  • “Spem in Alium” by Thomas Tallis

  • Missa Assumpta est Maria in caelum and Missa Papae Marcelli by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

  • Dialogues Des Carmelites by Francis Poulenc

  • “Spiritus Domini”

  • “Te Deum” performed by the Monks of St. Maurice

  • Rodelinda by George Frideric Handel

  • The All-Night Vigil by Sergei Rachmaninoff

  • “Spaséniye Sodélal” by Pavel Chesnokov

  • The Marriage of Figaro, and the Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  • “Heyr himna smiður” by Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson

  • “Ave Maria” by Franz Biebl

  • “Deus in Auditorium” by Clamavi de Profundis

  • “Lux Nova,” “Sleep,” and “A Boy and a Girl” by Eric Whitacre

  • “A Hymn to the Virgin” by Benjamin Britton

  • Requiem by Maurice Duruflé

  • St. Matthew Passion and Mass in B Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach

  • Missa Pange Lingua by Josquin Des Prez

Film Music

  • “Main Theme” from Jurassic Park, “Hymn to the Fallen” from Saving Private Ryan, “Main Theme” from Schindler’s List, “Prelude / Main Title March’ from Superman, “Washington Ending / Raiders March” from Raiders of the Lost Ark, “Main Title” and “The Throne Room and End Title” from Star Wars: A New Hope by John Williams

  • “The Mission” and “Gabriel’s Oboe” from The Mission, and “The Ecstasy of Gold” from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly by Ennio Morricone

  • “Earth,” “The Wheat,” “Elysium,” “Honor Him,” and “Now We Are Free” from Gladiator by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard

  • “Time” from Inception, “Cornfield Chase” from Interstellar, “Flight” from Man of Steel, “The Burning Bush” from Prince of Egypt, “Leave No Man Behind” from Black Hawk Down, and “Chevaliers de Sangreal” from The Da Vinci Code by Hans Zimmer

  • “The Blue Planet” from Blue Planet II by Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea, and David Fleming

  • “In the Beginning” from The Bible by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe

  • “Planet Earth II Suite” from Planet Earth II by Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea, and Jasha Klebe

  • “Outlawed Tunes On Outlawed Pipes,” “A Gift of a Thistle,” and “Freedom / The Execution Bannockburn” from Braveheart by James Horner

  • “The Shire,” “Rivendell,” “Gilraen’s Memorial,” and “Caras Galadhon” from The Fellowship of the Ring, “Théoden King / The Funeral of Théodred,” “One of the Dúnedain / Evenstar,” “The Last March of the Ents,” and “The Tales That Really Matter” from The Two Towers, “The Grace of Undómiel,” “The Lighting of the Beacons,” “The Sacrifice of Faramir,” “The Battle of the Pelennor Fields,” “A Far Green Country,” “The Eagles,” and “Days of the Ring” from The Return of the King by Howard Shore

  • “A Hidden Life,” “Return,” “There Will Be No Mysteries,” and “Love and Suffering” from A Hidden Life by James Newton Howard

  • “History Lesson,” “Pain, Loss, and Love,” “We Are All to Blame,” and “Amazons of Themyscira” from Wonder Woman by Rupert Gregson-Williams

  • “Come Back to Us” from 1917, “Fellowship,” “John Ronald,” “The TCBS,” “Other Sorts of Scars,” and “Scuppered (Ancient Things)” from Tolkien, and “Shawshank Redemption” and “End Title” from Shawshank Redemption by Thomas Newman

  • “Father Christmas” and “Only the Beginning of the Adventure” from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and “The Kings and Queens of Old” and “Arrival at Aslan’s How” from Prince Caspian by Harry Gregson-Williams

  • “Love Is the Only Way” from Paul, Apostle of Christ by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek

  • “Mary Goes to Jesus” and “Resurrection” from The Passion of the Christ by John Debney

  • “Becoming Human” from Score: A Film Music Documentary by Ryan Taubert

  • “Fate Has Smiled Upon Us,” “Planting the Fields,” and “Robin Speaks” from Robin Hood by Marc Streitenfeld

  • “Titles” from Chariots of Fire by Vangelis

  • “Main Title” from A Streetcar Named Desire by Alex North

  • “Main Title” from The Last of the Mohicans by Trevor Jones

  • “Can You Hear the Music” from Oppenheimer by Ludwig Göransson

  • “A Telegram from the Palace” and “We Shall Fight” from Darkest Hour by Dario Marianelli

  • “The Imitation Game” from The Imitation Game by Alexandre Desplat