Musical Resources • Sexagesima Sunday (EF)
“Grant, we humbly beseech Thee, almighty God, that those whom Thou refreshest with Thy sacraments…”
Archives for January 2016
Too Many Options
Allowing Adolescents to Choose Their Faith & the Wide-Open Permissions of the GIRM
Make a Digital Piano Sound Like an Organ
Nothing beats a real pipe organ, but you may be able to put together a respectable substitute that you can lug into a church in a few bags.
The Vulnerability of Choral Singing
The human voice voice is unique as it is the only musical instrument housed within our God given body. And those who sing before others utterly exposed and vulnerable.
Diocese of Marquette Taking a Brave Step
Bishop John Doerfler’s new Instruction on Sacred Music in Divine Worship.
Is the Latin Mass Dead?
The Latin Mass is dead in a sense, its “rubrical growth” stopped in 1962.
Most Pure Heart Schola Cantorum in Rome (Part 2)
Watch the debut of Colin Mawby’s “Ave Maria” in Rome.
Not Your Grandmother’s Creed
Composer David Haas posted a striking proclamation on his Facebook page.
Chosen Your Easter Alleluia Yet?
It’s time—and here’s one you’ll love.
Reflections on the Change of the Mandatum Rite
A guest article by Mr. Michael Chan, who lives in Hong Kong.
Motet for Three Voices: “O Crux Ave”
This piece is ideal for use as a motet during the veneration of the Holy Cross at the Good Friday liturgy.
Musical Resources • Septuagesima Sunday (Extraordinary Form)
Yet the laborer called at the eleventh hour does not taste the joy reserved to one who has “worked and suffered without reckoning the hours.”
Angelus Bells and the Raspberry Pi
Setting a computer up to do something useful, bringing together a credit card sized computer and some midi samples.
Lent is near.
Looming over church musicians is a quick transition of liturgical seasons. Here are just a few liturgical works for Lent and Easter.
Free Downloads • Works by Cardinal Bartolucci (Part 1)
Choral works by Cardinal Bartolucci, former director of the Sistine Chapel Choir, is available for download now!