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This is the last song in Michael Herry’s collection, Dare to Dream. It is a Marian hymn with chanted verses and a metrical refrain. The text is written by Tricia Walsh and Michael Herry, with Herry providing the music. “Yahweh” … Continue reading →

This is a chant for the Feast of Pentecost by Michael Herry from the collection Dare to Dream. There is an ostinato refrain for choir or assembly over which five tenor solos are the verses. The sheet music is free … Continue reading →

This is a gathering song from Michael Herry’s collection Dare to Dream. Once again, the text is by Tricia Walsh. The sheet music is free from the Marists. You can hear their version at their site as well. I made … Continue reading →

This is a folk song about Saint Mary Mackillop but written before she was beatified. It is another one of Michael Herry’s Dare to Dream songs with lyrics by Tricia Walsh. By coincidence, today is her feast day. The sheet … Continue reading →

The next song in Michael Herry’s collection Dare to Dream is a bit confusing. It is a fine setting of the psalm for the second week of Easter Year A by the well known Australian setter of psalms, Jenny O’Brien. … Continue reading →

This is a chorus by Michael Herry from his collection Dare to Dream. The sheet music is free from the Marists. You can hear their version at their site. It is a contemplative sung prayer. The text is by Tricia … Continue reading →

Michael Herry’s song “Designer Label” has a subtitle, “with apologies to Country Road” an Australian clothing store. It is from his collection Dare to Dream, and is designed as a Recessional. The sheet music is free from the Marists. You … Continue reading →

This is the title track of Michael Herry’s collection Dare to Dream. The lyrics are once again by Tricia Walsh and suitable for Eucharist generally and Lent specifically. The sheet music is free from the Marists and you can hear … Continue reading →

Michael Herry wrote this song for the Year of the Family in the 1990s. After yesterday’s blockbuster this is a sweet singable song. There are Marian uses and Eucharistic uses as well as the obvious use for gathering. There are … Continue reading →

This is an ambitious title from Michael Herry’s collection, Dare to Dream. It is a choir piece (women, tenors, basses, cantor) and utilises didgeridoo. The music is by Herry and the text by Tricia Walsh. Getting from the slow verse … Continue reading →