THE EXCELCIS CHOIR

👥 Looking for Singers!

Are you a Soprano, Alto, Tenor, or Bass?

📍 Rehearsal Venue:

The Welcome Centre, PO13 0DH

🎶 Next Rehearsal:

Tuesday 8th November 2025
🕗 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

This is the start of a summer rehearsal project with the aim of a concert performance in the autumn. The music is written in the tradition of Bach’s Lutheran Masses, and this is just the beginning—we’ll also be experimenting with texture, instrumentation, and possibly expanding the group to include singers who learn by ear.

We’re now forming a choir to bring this Mass to life. If you’d like to be part of the performance—or simply hear it and be involved fill in the form below with your detail. I'm particularly for singers that can read music.

Recording & Scores

✨ A Joyful Latin Mass for Our Time – Kyrie & Gloria

By Paul Noble, Composer

In 2025, I found myself returning to the ancient and profound words of the Latin Mass—not to replicate the past, but to respond to the present. What emerged was a fresh musical setting of the Kyrie and Gloria, the opening movements of the traditional Mass Ordinary.

I later realised, quite remarkably, that I had followed the same format J.S. Bach used in his Lutheran Masses—a form that bridges the grandeur of sacred tradition with the simplicity required for modern liturgical performance. Like Bach, I found that these two prayers—one a cry for mercy, the other a song of praise—were enough to capture something eternal.

🎵 Why I Wrote It

This Mass was not planned in a scholarly way. It began with a sense of urgency—a desire to give voice to reverence, hope, and awe in a world overwhelmed by noise and distraction. As I composed, I kept returning to the idea that beauty reveals truth, and that sacred music can become a vessel for both healing and worship.

I wanted to write something singable, expressive, and rooted in the classical tradition—something that would stir both the performer and the listener. The Latin text, unchanging for centuries, gave me a framework strong enough to carry new musical ideas.

Mass No 2 Benedictus in Eb Major

Benedictus in E♭ Major (2025)Composed by Paul NobleThis new choral setting of the Benedictus was written spontaneously at the piano while meditating on the Latin words “Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini” — “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.”Scored for SATB choir, the work is a gentle prayer, unfolding with a sense of stillness and devotion. The basses and tenors hold a steady pedal note for much of the piece, symbolising constancy and faith, while the upper voices weave simple, luminous lines above.Paul imagined this piece being sung in church at Christmas, with a procession of candles — a moment of reverence, hope, and quiet joy.

Mass No 2 In G Minor Kyrie

Kyrie Eleison in G MinorComposed by Paul Noble (2025)This is the opening movement of my *Second Mass*, and it’s the longest vocal work I’ve written to date for SATB choir.

The piece follows a subtle sonata form structure — a fusion of classical architecture with heartfelt sacred expression.

The Kyrie text (“Lord, have mercy”) has inspired countless settings across history, and in this composition I sought to balance tradition and innovation — a sense of pleading that unfolds into resolution and peace.

🎼 Key: G minor🎶 Forces: SATB Choir (unaccompanied)🕊️

Form: Sonata-inspired (Exposition – Development – Recapitulation)If you enjoy classical choral music and contemporary sacred writing, I’d love you to subscribe and follow my journey as a composer: You can also explore my scores and recordings at: 🌐 www.paulnoblecomposer.com📖 *Kyrie Eleison* (Greek)Kyrie eleison – Lord, have mercy Christe eleison – Christ, have mercy Kyrie eleison – Lord, have mercy

1. Kyrie Eleison v2.5

Kyrie eleison.
(Lord, have mercy.)

Christe eleison.
(Christ, have mercy.)

2. Gloria in Excelsis v2.1

Gloria in Excelsis Deo
(Glory to God in the highest)

Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis
(And on earth peace to people of goodwill.)

Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus
(We praise You, we bless You, we adore You, we glorify You)

3. Gratias v2.0

Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam

(We give You thanks for Your great glory.)

4. Domine Deus v2.5

Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens (Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.)

Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe (Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son.)

Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris ( Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father.)

5. Qui Tolllis Peccata Mundi v1.4

Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis

You who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us

Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram

You who take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer.

Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis

You who sit at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.

6. Quoniam tu Solus Sanctus v1.7

Quoniam tu solus sanctus, tu solus Dominus, tu solus altissimus, Jesu Christe

For You alone are the Holy One, You alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ.

7. Cum Sancto Spiritu v1.7

Cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris. Amen.

With the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

8. Agnus Dei (Requiem) v1.8

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi:
dona eis requiem.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi:
dona eis requiem.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi:
dona eis requiem sempiternam.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
Grant them rest
Grant eternal peace.