Strong with God’s Strength 1
Celebrating Saints Peter & Paul
Archives for June 2017
Summer Sacred Music Workshop 2017
Southeastern Sacred Music (CMAA) presents: Summer Sacred Music Workshop 2017
Triumph Beyond Belief … Beyond Imagination
I have been reminded why I got into music in the first place.
Composition with Pencil & Paper or Computer Software?
A lunch-time conversation at Sacred Music Colloquium 2017 in St. Paul, MN
“Do not let anyone make you feel discouraged.”
Made in God’s image? Really? That’s debatable from my all too human eyes. By the way, I’ve got huge planks in both of them.
Holy Week Bulletin from 1943
Notice when the ceremonies begin!
Jaw-Dropping Kyrie (SATB) by Guerrero
I recorded all the voice parts, to demonstrate how it sounds…
Silence in the Liturgy
Thoughts from Pope Benedict XVI, Msgr. Guido Marini, and the GIRM
Wearing the Veil at Ordinary Form Masses?
A guest article by Danielle Duet.
Forming the Next Generation of Church Musicians
Until we start forming our youth in the Church’s treasury of sacred music we will continue contracepting our musical future to death.
Nothing More Corny Than This
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli plays Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in d minor…
First Solemn Mass • Fr. Joseph Favole, FSSP
Capstone to the upcoming Sacred Music Symposium!
Liturgical Reflections of a Papal Master of Ceremonies
Essays from Msgr. Guido Marini
Benedictus has been posted!
Extremely short blog post…
I forgot to tell them it’s supposed to be hard.
It never occurred to him that this would be hard, or that he wouldn’t do well. He just thought it would be fun.
Live Recording from Macau Cathedral
A Live recording of early Renaissance music from the Far East!
Introit • Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity • Free Download
Free download of an Introit for Holy Trinity (Years A&B). English text; SATB, organ, schola/cantor, and congregation.
Altar Servers’ Camp • Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter
In Los Angeles! Learn Solemn Vespers, Low Mass, Pontifical Mass, and more!
Scientia Linguæ Latinæ Voluptatem Et Gaudium Affert!
Unfortunately my avocation of church musician doesn’t allow me to sidestep the Latin vs. vernacular issue any more than a house painter is able to avoid paint.
Thoughts on Benedict
St. Benedict, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, and “Ars Celebrandi”
Musical Resources • Pentecost Sunday 1
“Light most blessèd, shine on the hearts of Your faithful—even into their darkest corners…”
Musical Resources • Pentecost Sunday
“Light most blessèd, shine on the hearts of Your faithful—even into their darkest corners…”
Entertainment in the Liturgy and Our True Responsibility
In the words of Kurt Cobain, “Here we are now, entertain us.” Sometimes, our jobs can feel this way. But church musicians have responsibilities that are anything but entertainment.