St. Martin’s Children’s Choir CD: We Will Rise

Beautiful liturgical music inspires us, creates a peaceful atmosphere, and draws us into the celebration of Mass and closer to God. The music ministry of the youth choir at St. Martin’s brings those benefits to Christ the Divine Mercy parishioners during selected Masses, and to others in the larger community through their CD, We Will Rise. Lasting 30-minutes, the CD presents 14 meditative songs, 10 of which were written by St. Martin’s music director, Jude Ippoliti.

Talent
"This group of kids is so talented," declares Ippoliti. “The kids enjoyed recording the songs and hearing themselves on the CD,” Ippoliti notes. “They are easy to work with, and their parents were proud of the project." And the reaction of  parishioners? "They like it, say they play it a lot, and tell me they send copies to their relatives," Ippoliti said.

CD Creation
Recording was done in small groups at Ippolito’s recording studio, with frequent assistance from choir director Donna Picard. According to Ippoliti, “Father was open to the idea of the CD and views the end result of the project as a means of outreach.” Ippoliti said if another CD is cut, he would like to expand the recording group to include youth from the rest of cluster 5. Thirty generous sponsors contributed $1,200 to cover the costs of production and duplication by a Vassalboro firm.

Availability
The CD is $15 and is available at St. Martin's Gift Shop, the Pangburn Family IGA, Levasseur's Hardware Store, and St. Martin's Thrift Store.