"Santos de Dios/Saints of God" (Tony Alonso)

Tony Alonso’s new bilingual piece for the funeral rite, “Santos de Dios / Saints of God” (G-10094), will not only be a welcome addition to your repertoire, but itself a poignant mantra throughout this sacred time. The piece creatively links the Song of Farewell and In paradisum, while its call-and-response format engages the assembly in these beautiful texts. The two portions can be treated independently or threaded together, and the piece can be sung completely in English or Spanish, or mixed bilingually depending on pastoral circumstance. Optional cello and flute add yet another element of beauty to the piece. Available now from GIA Publications. La nueva pieza de Tony Alonso para las Misas funerales, “Santos de Dios / Saints of God” (G-10094), resuena con el espíritu de este tiempo sagrado y será una adición muy útil a su repertorio ritual. La pieza enlace el Cántico de Despedida y el In paradisum (“Que los ángeles te llueven al paraíso”) y utiliza frases cortas de