Fauré Requiem Mass • Saint Paul’s Choir School
A popular work often performed in concert, when sung within Mass, it offers boundless transcendence.
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Archives for November 2021
PDF Booklet • First Sunday of Advent Vespers (Organ Accompaniment) — Draft Copy
It may be an ugly booklet, but it got the job done yesterday.
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“O Come, O Come Emmanuel” • Original Setting in Latin for Two Voices
Many centuries ago, this was a “trope” (poetic extension) for a Responsory.
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PDF Download • “Two Easy Advent Hymns”
When you read through the translation, you’ll agree this could certainly be sung during Sunday Masses in Advent…
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Boston Cathedral Singers’ “From the Bell Tower” on “Sounds from the Spires”
PODCAST! — The Boston Cathedral Singers’ album From the Bell Tower was featured on “Sounds from the Spires” on SIRIUS XM 129 Radio, The Catholic Channel.
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16 November 2021 • So Valuable!
If people only knew about this this website, they would be amazed. It is called the “snippets” index, and I could not live without it. We’ve tried everything we can think of to let people know about it—and we’ll keep trying—but even some of our most faithful readers don’t realize that hidden treasure!
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Fabulous Repertoire For Tiny Choirs!
During November, our parish sings hymns to Christ the King, All Saints, and the Faithful Departed.
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“For The Souls In Purgatory” • A Catholic Hymn
The month of November is dedicated to the souls in Purgatory.
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11 November 2021 • “Iste Confessor” Hymn
The brief little SATB piece, O Pater Sancte (PDF), has been requested by many. The full title is O Pater Sancte, Mitis Atque Pie (“Father most holy, gracious and forgiving”). The melody occurs many times in the The Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal—including on page 724 with a fabulous translation by Monsignor Knox. The tune […]
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Cardinal Cupich Responds To Our Article!
Cardinal Antonelli: “I have the impression that much has been conceded to the Protestant mentality, especially in matters regarding the sacraments.”
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Missa “My Little Pony” by Dan Schutte • Its Pedigree
A USCCB statement: singing psalms at Mass “may create problems” … ?
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From the Bell Tower – Boston Cathedral Singers Release First Album
Four singers at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross sought artistic refuge in the Cathedral bell tower where its bells toll each day. The new album features new music by Kevin Allen and Richard J. Clark
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PDF Download • “Four Easy Pieces” (Smaller Choirs)
Including more information about the “Pope Pius XII Hymnal.”
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Cardinal Cupich Publicly Demands Greater Use Of Latin & Gregorian Chant At Chicago Masses
No sane person would claim that tunes by Marty Haugen, David Haas, or Rory Cooney constitute polyphony.
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A Deaf Composer? A Deaf Conductor?
When I’m sick with a cold, my hearing becomes clogged and I can’t hear properly—which is a choirmaster’s worst nightmare.
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