In manus tuas
music by Phillip Schroeder

This text is the last in the cycle of the daily offices, a devotional statement entrusting the individual’s soul to the consolatory spirit of God. The music is contemplative in mood, allowing the listener to participate in the internal reflection, releasing worldly concerns.

BG.046.002       SSAATTBB, a cappella        $1.85

Philip Schroeder

Phillip Schroeder has composed music for orchestra, wind ensemble, live-electronics, chamber ensembles, choir, instrumental solos, and voice, variously described as continuing a tradition of brilliance and openness with powerful expressive qualities that focus on subtle shadings and nuances.

He has appeared as a guest composer, lecturer, and performer at festivals, conferences, and universities throughout the United States and Europe. His music appears on the Capstone, Dorian, New Ariel, and Vienna Modern Masters labels.

Scores are available through Moon of Hope Publications, Recital Publications, and Bocal Music. Schroeder teaches at Henderson State University. He received a BM from the University of Redlands, MM at Butler University, and PhD from Kent State University, studying with Barney Childs, Larry Solomon, Michael Schelle, Thomas Janson, and Frank Wiley.

Lux aeterna
music by Phillip Schroeder

For centuries the inner spiritual meaning of the Lux aeterna communion from the Requiem Mass has provided a strong attraction for musical settings. This prayer for God to grant us eternal light is scored for a cappella choir in eight parts. Here the musical elements combine to create a shimmering and undulating quality, with the voices emerging and receding within the textures. The tonal centers, each emphasizing Lydian mode, form a cycle of descending major seconds, suggesting the imagery that beseeches God to allow the “light eternal shine upon them.”

BG.046.001       SSAATTBB, a cappella        $1.95

Veni Sancte Spiritus
music by Phillip Schroeder

Veni Sancte Spiritus is a declaration and celebration of the infinite capacity for good, manifold consequences of compassion, and the vast healing effects provided by the divine light. This setting is scored for a cappella choir in six separate parts: SSATTB. The piece begins with a progression of the “fanfares” -- an exuberant joy for the beneficent nature of the Holy Spirit -- and concludes with a long section of resolute catharsis, secure in the knowledge of eternal spiritual liberation and peace.

BG.046.003       SSATTBB, a cappella        $2.25