Mass Shalom
Colin Smith's Mass Shalom was originally published in Sydney in 1977 by J. Albert & Son, and comprised only the Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus/Benedictus and Agnus Dei. Since then Mass Shalom has enjoyed extraordinary popularity from generation to generation. It is the only Mass setting to be included in all four major Australian Catholic hymnals over the past 25 years - Catholic Worship Book, New Living Parish, As One Voice and Gather Australia. In this third edition, I have adapted Colin’s 2002 revised edition so that the setting may continue to be used after the Roman Missal Third Edition is introduced in 2011.
This 3rd edition of Mass Shalom has been recommended by the Australian Bishops for use in all parishes and schools throughout Australia, to help develop a common Australian repertoire for the Mass.
Free Download of Assembly Edition
Click here to download the free Assembly Booklet.
Sample Recordings
Click on the buttons next to the track titles to hear sample recordings of the changed parts in Mass Shalom:
Penitential Act
Glory to God
We Proclaim Your Death
When We Eat This Bread
Save Us, Saviour
The recordings are by Br Colin Smith's Choir, the John Paul Singers, conducted by Donrita Reefman. Organist, Edith Yam. Recording Engineer, Greg Ghavalas, Producer, Paul Mason.
Sample PDFs
Click on the links below to open samples from the Vocal, Choir, Guitar and Keyboard Music book for Mass Shalom:
Resources
There are a variety of resources available to help introduce the setting from January 2011, the date recommended by the Australian Bishops for initial implementation.
The Vocal, Choir, Guitar and Keyboard Music book is designed for cantors, organists, pianists, guitarists and choirs. It includes melody, guitar chords and keyboard accompaniment.
The Parish/School 4-Pack and the Parish/School 10-pack provide discounts for quantitiy purchases of the Music books (15% discount for 4, 20% discount for 10).
The Digital Media Pack (CD-ROM) includes hi-res JPGs, GIFs, PDFs, PowerPoint slides, Keynote slides, and OpenSong worship software database items to assist in providing worship aids for the assembly via booklets, overhead and data projection.
The Choral Octavo (A4 download) provides the SATB parts essential for choir members. The download includes a copyright license for printing one copy. For multiple copies, please specify the quantity of print licenses required in the shopping cart.
The Digital Playlist (mp3 download) provides mp3 files for the Penitential Act, Glory to God, We Proclaim Your Death, When We Eat This Bread, and Save Us Saviour. The recordings are by Br Colin Smith's Choir, the John Paul Singers, conducted by Donrita Reefman. Organist, Edith Yam. Recording Engineer, Greg Ghavalas, Producer, Paul Mason.
The Backing Tracks CD provides audio backing tracks with organ accompaniment, with and without a melody guide track on Oboe. The backing tracks were recorded on an Allen organ by Godelieve Ghavalas and are suitable for use during Mass when an organist is unavailable. The price includes performance copyright permission.
Summary
The Mass Shalom setting works well with a simple piano accompaniment, and with greater resources such as choir, brass and organ.