Hail Mary
Composer: David Burke (*1953), 2004
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Hail Mary |
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Hail Mary Prayer |
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piano |
From David Burke's 2004 musical
The Wonders of His Love
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mp3 available on composer's
website |
play/stop MP3:
(Sung by Ele Griffin) |
| MIDI / Lyrics: not
available |
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| Score: can be obtained
through composer's website |
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My thanks and appreciation to
composer David Burke
for sending me this score. |
| Internet
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http://www.davidburkesongs.com/ |
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| David Robinson Burke was born in
the home of Tabasco Pepper Sauce: Avery Island, Louisiana. An authentic
Cajun (and proud of it!), he lived in different parts of Louisiana (mainly
southern Louisiana) through age 25. He considers his home town to be
Berwick, located in the deep south-central part of the state.Burke started
playing piano and drums in elementary school, and acoustic guitar and bass
guitar in high school. After graduation, he attended the University of New
Orleans and earned a B.A. Degree in Music Theory & Composition. He then
moved to Atlanta to attend The Music Business Institute, a component of The
Art Institute of Atlanta. Afterward, he worked for Warner
Brothers/Elektra/Atlanta Record Corporation as a Singles Specialist, which
is a position in record sales, marketing, and promotion.In the years that
followed, Burke was very active as a singer and pianist in the music program
at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Smyrna, Georgia. He also became
a member of the Atlanta Symphony Chorus. For a number of years, he was
involved in music production services, including writing jingles/theme songs
-- two of which were featured on Atlanta radio to clebrate the Atlanta
Braves' World Series victory in 1995 and the Centennial Olympic Games in
Atlanta in 1996. To hear these theme songs, scroll up on this website.Burke
later attended the University of West Georgia to take additional music
coursework to obtain another B.A. Degree -- this one in Choral Music
Education, which certified him as a professional music teacher/instructor
(K-12) by the Georgia Board of Education.Burke then moved to Duluth,
Georgia, and became very active as a singer, pianist, and bass guitarist in
the music program at St. Benedict Catholic Church. He later became the
leader of the church's Life Teen Contemporary Christian band (Cornerstone)
and held that position for three years. While leading the band, he wrote 21
Christian songs for his Catholic musical (The Wonders of His Love), whose
story came to him in a dream. After completing his musical, he went in
search of a major Catholic church in metro Atlanta to host his play and
found St. Brigid in the suburb of Alpharetta, where his show debuted in the
spring of 2005. After five very successful performances, he developed a
strong desire -- a new lifelong dream -- to have his musical
produced/performed on a grand scale at a renowned venue, such as the Fox
Theater in Atlanta, and then performed routinely by Catholic schools,
colleges, and churches nationwide -- ultimately made into a movie. His
musical's website address is
www.TheWondersOfHisLove.com After Burke performed his musical, he
continued writing Christian music while playing piano and bass guitar in St.
Brigid's Life Teen Band. One of his compositions, "My Divine Mercy," which
is published by Mediatrix Records of Detroit, became the theme song for a
major devotional CD project by the Mary Our Mother (MOM) Foundation, in
partnership with The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge,
Massachusetts. This distinctive theme song, which tells the story of Divine
Mercy, is now performed by Catholic churches throughout the country on the
Sunday after Easter, which was proclaimed "Divine Mercy Sunday" by Pope John
Paul II. The MOM foundation, on its previous CDs, also features six more of
Burke's compositions ("Hail Mary," "Jesus Overture," "The Lord of Love and
Grace," "Mary's Message," "I Want Forever to be Near You," and "Holy Lord").
The website address of the MOM Foundation is www.MaryOurMother.orgIn 2006,
Burke wrote a patriotic salute-to-our-troops song, "We Love the USA," which
was made into a music video. The production was so outstanding that it was
featured as a front-page story of the Gwinnett Daily News. Shortly
afterward, the song and music video won a Telly Award for composition
excellence. This music video is aired regularly on numerous
government/military networks, including The Pentagon Channel, and can be
found on the websites of countless government/military and troop-support
organizations, including the U.S. Department of Defense. The website address
of this patriotic song/music video is www.WeLoveTheUSA.netAlso, on the
subject of secular music, Burke was commissioned that same year to write a
promotional song for Fulton County Government (Atlanta, Georgia). This song,
which is titled "Good Things," was also made into a music video and is used
regularly on Fulton Government Television (FGTV) and at events throughout
South Fulton, whose slogan is Good Things. To see this music video, scroll
up on this website.Returning to sacred music, in 2007 Burke wrote a special
song that celebrates the preservation of life. Titled "We Want to See the
World," this unique composition depicts an angel singing to unborn children,
who sing back to her. Upon the song's release, not only did it become
extremely popular among numerous Christian organizations and media, it
became overwhelmingly requested by countless prolife organizations, which
use the song on their websites and at their functions and activities.
Additionally, this composition became so well known that The 15th Annual
International Week of Prayer and Fasting Conference invited Burke and the
singer to Washington, D.C., to perform the song with a Maryland children's
choir at this global conference's premier mass, which was held at the
largest Catholic Church in America - The Basilica of the National Shrine of
the Immaculate Conception, where thousands attended the service. To hear
this song, which was also made into three music videos, scroll up on this
website. And to see a feature story about this song and the trip to
Washington, D.C., published in the Archdiocese of Atlanta's official
newspaper, The Georgia Bulletin, scroll up on this website.Today, Burke
leads a Contemporary Christian ensemble called Blessings each week (Saturday
5 p.m. Vigil Mass) at Mary Our Queen Catholic Church in Norcross, Georgia.
He also plays piano and sings at local churches for extracurricular
spiritual activities and events, such as retreats, confirmations, various
prayer services, etc. Furthermore, he performs as a bass guitarist for local
musicals, cabaret shows, and spiritual concerts - many under the musical
direction of pianist/singer/composer Paul Tate.Burke also continues to
compose music for devotional CD projects created by the Mary Our Mother
(MOM) Foundation, which recently completed two new projects. The first
project focuses upon the Rosary, for which Burke wrote two songs, "His Light
Upon My Rosary" and "Hail Mary Prayer." The MOM Foundation's most recent
project features Immaculee Ilibagiza, the noted Rwandan genocide survivor
who is now a world-renowned speaker and author. This project, Our Lady of
Kibeho, for which Burke wrote two songs ("Our Lady of Kibeho - Mother of the
Word" and "Mother Mary, Speak to Us"), focuses upon the sightings of the
Virgin Mary in the 1980s when she warned the visionaries of the upcoming
genocide. To hear these four songs, scroll up on this website.Burke recently
finished composing another song for the MOM Foundation's newest CD project
which, again, involves The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy. This new
project will include a recording of the entire diary of Saint Faustina.
Burke's song for the project, "God, Your Mercy is Your Greatest Gift,"
focuses on the Lord's everlasting and unconditional mercy. The MOM
Foundation has also asked Burke to compose more songs for upcoming
projects.Burke also completed composing and recording his new Mass setting
(Mass of Divine Intervention) for the Third Edition of the Roman Missal,
which was implemented in the Catholic Church on the first Sunday of Advent
2011. Hundreds of Catholic churches nationwide have adopted Burke's setting
as their official Mass.David Burke's sacred compositions are used regularly
by Catholic/Christian churches and organizations nationwide and overseas, as
well as played on numerous Catholic/Christian radio stations throughout the
world. He has also been interviewed several times on Catholic/Christian
radio stations to discuss his music. Additionally, the Archdiocese of
Atlanta uses Burke's songs for its podcasts and has requested him to submit
his new compositions for consideration in future projects. Recently the
Archidocese requested Burke to perform his Respect Life song, "We Want to
See the World," at the 2011 Mass for the Unborn at the Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception in downtown Atlanta, and also at the National Catholic
Respect Life Conference mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.Again,
Burke lives to fulfill his lifelong dream of having his musical, The Wonders
of His Love, produced and performed on a grand scale. |
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