First Instance of “Alius Cantus Aptus”
“The current rubrics of the missal … specify the moments when the celebrant must turn toward the people.” —Cardinal Sarah, 23 May 2016
Archives for June 2016
Colloquium 2016 • Day 1
A concert of early music by the ensemble “Pro-Arte Saint Louis”
“Vidimus Stellam Ejus In Oriente”
Who could deny the text painting here?
Musical Resources • 5th Sunday after Pentecost
“O God, Who hast prepared good things unseen for them that love Thee…”
Does the Mass Demand a Certain Level of Dignity?
I started asking myself how anyone could argue against something like this. After all, isn’t it good to share joy?
A Guardian of the Sacred Tradition in the South — Part 2
Why is the Basilica community so lively and why are they growing so much?
Essential Resources • Psalm Tones for Mass Propers
“The singing of the Communion Antiphon alone, which sufficed at sung Mass when Holy Communion was not given, is insufficient under the new conditions…” —Solesmes (1957)
New Gloria Mixing Plainsong w/ Polyphony
… composed by a Franciscan monk!
The Theology of the Organ
Let’s put the organ back on the pedestal it rightfully deserves.
Congregational Singing in the Year 1903
“The Ordinary of the Mass and the hymn at Vespers are the parts of Divine Service in which the congregation is supposed to join.” —Solesmes (1903)
Musical Resources • 4th Sunday after Pentecost
“May the mysteries we have received purify us, we beseech Thee, O Lord…”
St. Agnes in NYC Entrusted to Opus Dei
The Church of St. Agnes in Manhattan will be placed under the care of Opus Dei.
Two Concerts • Two Milestones • 101-rank E. & G. G. Hook & Hastings Organ, Opus 801
2016 marks two milestones: the 140th Anniversary of the Dedication of the E. & G. G. Hook & Hastings, Opus 801 and the thirtieth anniversary of Leo Abbott’s tenure as Cathedral Music Director in Boston
My Recent Discovery
I recently discovered some amazing Choral Works by Philip Stopford.
Rehearsal Videos • Masterpiece w/ Cantus Firmus
Can you tell which voice is not mine?