Sacred Music Colloquium XXV — Update II
Report on the second day of the Sacred Music Colloquium in Pittsburgh
Archives for June 2015
Sacred Music Colloquium XXV — Update I
Report on the first day of the Sacred Music Colloquium in Pittsburgh
In Memoriam: Dr. Lucy E. Carroll, DMA
Lucy was a friend and mentor to me, and I would like to share with you a little bit of her story.
Loading Choir Binders In Los Angeles
I average one binder per second.
Rebuild my Church
The Maternal Heart of Mary Church is a collegiate style church in Sydney, Australia and home to the only FSSP parish in the country.
Why It is Truly Right and Just to Sing the Preface
Like the Creed, the Preface is a unique place in the Mass where dogma of the Church is expressed. Furthermore, it expresses thanksgiving for the work of salvation.
Musical Resources • 5th Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form)
The organist will play softly at the Offertory.
Surprised By Beauty
It had been over a decade since I had set foot in St. John Cantius—enough time to forget that one never can tell what beautiful surprise awaits unsuspecting visitors.
Sacred Music Colloquium XXV — Pittsburgh
Stay tuned for daily reports on the CMAA Sacred Music Colloquium next week
Clearest Explanation Ever! —Bishop Gracida On Divorce & Remarriage For Catholics
“It is better to speak of a Declaration of Nullity rather than an Annulment…” —Most Rev. Gracida (1994)
PDF Download • “Gloria In Excelsis” With 3-Voice Polyphony By Cristóbal De Morales
Could this have something to do with how each line comes through “cleanly” in 3-part music?
Richard Rice • SATB Kyrie from Mass VIII
A luxuriant choral setting of the Kyrie from “Mass of the Angels”
EWTN Classic • “Theology of Worship” with Fr. Robert Skeris (1998)
Mother Angelica sat down for a wonderful interview with a famous Theologian.
Is the 1998 ICEL Missal Translation Worth Another Look?
When reading certain publications, one gets the sense that every Catholic in the world is up-in-arms about the present translation.
Musical Resources • 4th Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form)
The organist will play softly at the Offertory.
Wrapped in the Liber Usualis
A scarf adorned with pages from the Liber Usualis. Why not?
Bigger Fish to Fry
Weddings, with all of their challenges offer an important chance to evangelize. God calls us to be fishers of women and men. That’s the most important catch of all.
“Battles” in the Church (Part 2 of 2)
2 “Liturgical Battles” that should not be fought
SATB “Agnus Dei” by Verdelot with Rehearsal Videos
Who wouldn’t welcome a brief-but-beautiful piece like this?
A Musical Diet
I realize what I propose seems like moving forward at a snail’s pace, but considering how long the average parishioner has been in the liturgical and musical desert, anything more would cause the musical equivalent of refeeding syndrome.