The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré has throughout the years served as a creative space for composers whose work went on to strongly influence Roman Catholic liturgical music and the local civic community. Three such men of St. Norbert Abbey in De Pere are revered for their artistic leadership, community spirit, and instruction: Fr. Ambrose Dobbelsteen, Fr. Robert Sromovsky, and Fr. Matthias Vanden Elsen.
Fr. Matthias Vanden Elsen was born in Holland, vested in Berne Abbey in 1888 and ordained a Norbertine priest in 1894. He immigrated to the United States in 1900, where he taught music at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin. He composed his first piece of sacred music in his new home around 1902 and continued composing throughout his lifetime. He died on July 8, 1957.
Submissions from 2019
Jesus and Thomas, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Reviews of Vanden Elsen's Missa Aurea, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
The Agony in the Garden, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Christ's Agony in the Garden Manuscript, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Miscellaneous Manuscript 1, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Miscellaneous Manuscript 10, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Miscellaneous Manuscript 11, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Miscellaneous Manuscript 12, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Miscellaneous Manuscript 13, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Miscellaneous Manuscript 14, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Miscellaneous Manuscript 15, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Miscellaneous Manuscript 16 (Litaniae Cauretaniae), Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Miscellaneous Manuscript 2, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Miscellaneous Manuscript 3, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
vanden Elsen Miscellaneous Manuscript 4, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
vanden Elsen Miscellaneous Manuscript 5, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Miscellaneous Manuscript 6, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Miscellaneous Manuscript 7, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Miscellaneous Manuscript 8, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Miscellaneous Manuscript 9, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Three Male Voices (Director) Manuscript, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Three Male Voices Manuscript, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Three Male Voices (Manuscript), Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Three Male Voices (Organist) Manuscript, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Christ's Agony in the Garden, Matthias J. Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Gesthemane, Matthias J. Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Jesus Mocked by His Enemies, Matthias J. Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Mass in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Bass-Alto, Matthias J. Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Mass in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary- Soprano-Tenor, Matthias J. Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Palm Sunday the Lord's Entry into Jerusalem, Matthias J. Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Requiem Mis, Matthias J. Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Requiem Mis, Matthias J. Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Scenes of the Passion and Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Matthias J. Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
The Agony in the Garden, Matthias J. Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
The Resurrection, Matthias J. Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Unassigned Manuscript, Matthias J. Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Unknown Manuscript, Matthias J. Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Unknown - Veritas, Matthias J. Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Submissions from 1952
Mass in Honor of Blessed Pius X, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Mass in Honor of Blessed Pius X, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Letter July 21, 1952, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Letter on Notepad, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Letter September 1952, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Vanden Elsen Sixteen Versets for Organ, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Submissions from 1945
Mass in Honor of St. Martha, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Submissions from 1944
Mass in Honor of St. Robert Bellarmine, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Submissions from 1925
No. 2. Regina Coeli, Matthias J. Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Submissions from 1920
Mass in Honor of St. Patrick- Version 1, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Mass in Honor of St. Patrick- Version 2, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Submissions from 1915
Mass in Honor of St. Willibrord, Matthias J. Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Misa Pro Pace, Matthias J. Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Submissions from 1907
Mass in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary- Full Score, Matthias J. Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Submissions from 1906
Hymns and Antiphons, Matthias Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
Submissions from 1902
O Quam Suavis, Matthias J. Vanden Elsen O.Praem.
