His Majesty's Men: "Pange Lingua" by Mark Nowakowski (b. 1978)
Premiere performance, commissioned by His Majesty's Men.
Recorded in concert, St John Cantius Church, Chicago, August 2022.
Text translated from the Latin:
"Sing, my tongue, the Saviour's glory, of His Flesh, the mystery sing;
of the Blood, all price exceeding, shed by our immortal King,
destined, for the world's redemption, from a noble Womb to spring."
(Thomas Aquinas, 1225-1274)
Richard Childress, countertenor
Matthew Dean, tenor
Joe Labozetta, baritone
Nathaniel Adams, baritone
Ian Prichard, bass