Masterful “Salve Regina” by 17th-Century Portuguese Composer
This is the sort of setting that could only have derived from faith and grown out of the experience of praying these words repeatedly and fervently.
Archives for April 2017
Justice Antonin Scalia on Church Music
“I would go there Sunday morning and sing Palestrina, William Byrd, Mozart…this magnificent choral music.”
Sing everyday! Regina Caeli!
Singing isn’t just a Sunday thing – if you want to sing well, then it’s good to sing everyday! Bring this ancient antiphon into your life and see how it goes.
The Older I Get…
The older I get, the more I spend on these. If not, what good am I to the prayer of the people?
Is This Any Way to Pray at Mass?
My daughter freaked out when I told her this.
2nd Macau International Choir Festival
Register before August 20 to participate in the 2nd Macau International Choir Festival
Take 2 Voice Lessons and Call Me in the Morning
I watched in fascination as one of the tenors strained to reach notes obviously out of his range. I had never heard the chest voice *forced* so high in the male register.
Brace Yourself • “Raw” Recordings from Solemn Mass
There’s something remarkable about instances where the people involved don’t realize a recording is being made.
PDF Download • “Compline for Sunday”
My ignorance vis–à–vis the 1962 Breviary will astound you…
Nine Questions About The Latin Mass You Were Too Embarrassed To Ask
When I first attended the Traditional Mass, I hated it.
The Dedication of a Church • The Shrine of Our Lady of Good Voyage, Boston
The Dedication of a Church is a rare event in anyone’s lifetime.
Musical Resources • “Quasimodo Sunday”
“Receive ye the Holy Ghost; whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them, and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained.”
Patterns in the Easter Sequence
I had a go at finding the structure of the melody…
Chorister Training • Regensburg Cathedral Choir School
Here we see the result of so much hard work, one of the great Cathedral Choirs of the world!
Palestrina and the Perfecting of the Medieval Ideal of Music as Rational • (Part 2 of 3)
The polyphonic imitative style of the Renaissance is a refection of the rational mind and the music of heaven.
PDF Download • Last Minute Holy Saturday File
“The use of Psalm 150 is a change from the experimental Easter Vigil (1951-1955) in which Psalm 116 was used for Lauds.” —Msgr. McManus
Introducing the Wethersfield Institute Chant Workshop
A new chant workshop in upstate New York in June 2017.
“Reproaches” for Good Friday (Recording)
The indispensable “Musician’s Guide to Good Friday,” including a 50-page PDF and rehearsal videos!
Descent into Hell and The Greatest Act of Love
Read the words of John 3:16 again.
Do these Holy Thursday rubrics strike you as odd?
I haven’t studied the situation enough to know with certainty.