Does anybody know the source of this piece? Maybe it’s not even Palestrina, although I’m pretty sure of it. If you have a clue, please let me know! I’m always looking for music for the 2 SATB groups in which I sing, so other suggestions are appreciated. Unknown Kyrie by Palestrina?
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I’ve been trying to identify a Kyrie that I sang a long time ago (maybe 1972), but I don’t have the sheet music for it. I remember it as being by Palestrina, so I’ve searched every Kyrie from every Mass I can find by Palestrina on cpdl.org, and I have not been able to identify the piece. It’s pretty distinctive: the tenors start out with a lovely line, and then the basses come in, and then the upper voices.
Does anybody know the source of this piece? Maybe it’s not even Palestrina, although I’m pretty sure of it. If you have a clue, please let me know! I’m always looking for music for the 2 SATB groups in which I sing, so other suggestions are appreciated.
Does anybody know the source of this piece? Maybe it’s not even Palestrina, although I’m pretty sure of it. If you have a clue, please let me know! I’m always looking for music for the 2 SATB groups in which I sing, so other suggestions are appreciated. 
A couple of months ago, somebody in the group submitted a CD of our music to the Bay Area Harmony Festival. This is a regional competition, with the national competition in May. Groups come from all over Northern California for the Bay Area contest, and we were one of nine groups selected to compete. They accepted us on the basis of our CD from 2 years ago, which is a good thing. We are significantly better than at the Mendocino Music Festival performance in 2008, from which we created the CD. There are a couple of pro or semi-pro groups in the competition, in addition to amateurs like us. We may be amateurs, but the eight of us collectively have over 250 years of singing experience! I’ve been singing and sightreading since Mrs. Dixon’s class in the seventh grade, and that’s a pretty typical story in our group.
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