Organ Mass for Our Lady of Częstochowa (2023)

Karen Beaumont (b. 1965) — Organ Mass for Our Lady of Częstochowa (2023) for organ

0:00 | 1. Kyrie
1:56 | 2. Gloria
5:08 | 3. Credo
6:43 | 4. Sanctus
9:49 | 5. Agnus Dei

The composer writes: “The original icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa was probably painted in the 6th century. In the ensuing centuries, she was slashed by robbers and blackened by soot in a burning church, yet she survived. The Eastern Church calls Mary Theotokos, ‘God bearer,‘ and the style of this icon is called Hodegetria, ‘One who shows the Way.’ Vandalized and blackened, she still bears God Incarnate who shows us the Way.

“This message was articulated closer to our time when Carl Jung said, ‘Take your God with you. Bear him down to your dark land…Bring your God down to the haze pregnant with poison…embrace him…lovingly….sit in a solitary place and sing incantations in the ancient manner…’ This piece is written with the gratitude of her example and message, still available to us today.”

American organist Karen Beaumont (b. 1965) received her degree in Music History from the University of Wisconsin and studied organ with Gerre Hancock, John Behnke, Jeffrey Peterson, and Carol Haakenson. Beaumont has performed as a recitalist in numerous venues throughout the USA and the UK. From 1988 to 2011 she provided the organ and choral music for St. James Episcopal Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her album of classic French noëls was released on the Pro Organo label in 2020. Her musical compositions have been published by Lorenz, Leupold Editions, Fagus-Music, and SMP Press.

Published by SMP Press

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