“Adoro te devote” (SATB) • Rehearsal Videos
…with English translation by Fr. Adrian Fortescue.
Archives for March 2017
Reconstructed 16th-Century Mass
An interesting project to reconstruct a 16th century Mass as Henry VIII would have heard it.
Commercial Pop Culture + Church Music?
This brief video—filmed at an Episcopal church in 2013—may offend you.
Why I Never Repeat Pieces With My Choir
“Sometimes when you are confusing, you are mistaken for being learned.” —Fulton J. Sheen
“The World” • What is the world?
Golden Jubilee Homily by Bishop René H. Gracida.
Palestrina and the Perfecting of the Medieval Ideal of Music as Rational • (Part 1 of 3)
The polyphonic imitative style of the Renaissance is a reflection of the rational mind and the music of heaven.
The Fully Sung Mass
if St. Augustine was right and “singing belongs to the one who loves,” then it behooves us to once again learn to love and thereby take up the Church’s eternal hymn of praise.
Professional Video • Real, Live, Irish Monks!
Silverstream Priory is a house of monks living under the Rule of Saint Benedict.
World’s Easiest Organ Processional (PDF)
I have a confession to make: I can’t stand hearing wrong notes.
The Joy of Penance
The celebration of Laetare Sunday reveals a deeper truth.
New Music in Honor of Óscar Romero • E. Ethelbert Miller & Richard J. Clark
Pope Francis decreed Romero was martyred “in odium fidei” (“in hatred of the faith”). He was beatified in El Salvador on May 23, 2015.
Easter Hymn: “O Filii et Filiæ” • Contemporary setting (SATB)
Pardon my squeaky Soprano notes, but I wanted to demonstrate how it sounds! • A wonderful setting of the haunting “Easter Alleluia” based on a work by Monsignor Jules Van Nuffel.
Musical Resources • 4th Sunday of Lent (“Laetare”)
“Grant, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that we may treat with unfeigned veneration…Thy holy rites which we constantly celebrate.”
PDF Download • Booklet for St. Joseph (19 March)
The absolute best method for choosing starting pitches…
What to Do with the “Fourth Option”
A new Adoremus article explores how best to overthrow the tyranny of “alius cantus congruus.”
Musical Resources • 3rd Sunday of Lent 1
“When a strong man armed keepeth his court, those things which he possesseth are in peace…”
Quote Video • “Legislation on Sacred Music”
A thought-provoking production by “Six Candle Studios.”
Not “What” but “Why” is Fascinating
Some people are put off…Some are bored to tears. I am fascinated. Why?
Do we need hymns, when we already have Psalms?
The Psalter, as Esolen notes, is the prayer book of the Church and the Psalms constitute the “foundational poems of Christian praise.”
Dunwoodie Chant Conference • Review of a Successful Event
I was renewed in spirit for a future filled with hope for liturgical music.
How Low Can You Sing?
I can’t even hear these pitches—can you?
Fighting With Choir Members?
“On Holy Saturday in 1545—while the pope and several cardinals were present—two of the oldest choir members flew at each other during the blessing of the new oils, shouting in a loud voice…”
A CD from on High for Benedictines in Tasmania
A new CD you don’t have yet full of beautiful music raising funds for bringing more beautiful music to Tasmania.
Musical Resources • 2nd Sunday of Lent 1
“O God, Who seest how we are destitute of all strength…”
Pope Francis, Sacred Music, and the Biggest Stage
Such musical exhortations are not new, but the tone and visibility are.