Responsorial Psalms for the Church Year

Responsorial settings have become an established way of singing psalms in a way that involves everyone. A cantor is central to this style and can easily deliver large amounts of text quickly and with sensitivity. A response which a congregation can learn quickly, even on one hearing, can facilitate a spontaneous moment of creativity in our worship. Robert Fielding regularly writes responsorial psalm settings for the choir and congregation at Romsey Abbey, Hampshire in the UK. All these settings have been 'road tested' and they will hopefully provide an additional option to those who use the psalms in this way.