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Quote: “A weekend our choir will not soon forget!”

Corpus Christi Watershed · May 9, 2022

Saint Mary’s Oratory of the Immaculate Conception (Wausau, WI) has released this press notice:

The Saint Mary’s Schola Cantorum experienced an incredible weekend working with world renowned composer Mr. Kevin Allen. After an all-day workshop on Saturday, it was an honor and a joy to sing Mr. Allen’s Mass Missa Christus Rex and four of his motets—with Mr. Allen directing—at the High Mass for Mother’s Day. A tremendous depth of gratitude goes out to the choir’s Director, Mr. Patrick Burkhart, our dear Canon Huberfeld, and of course, Mr. Kevin Allen, for making this a weekend the St. Mary’s choir will not soon forget!

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You can meet Mr. Kevin Allen if you sign up for Sacred Music Symposium 2022.

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From a reader: “I can’t tell you how much I appreciate all the time and resources poured into CCWatershed. It’s transformed how I approach music in the parish, and has especially helped me deepen appreciation for the ability of volunteer musicians.”

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From a reader: “I wasn’t looking for it. But, I stumbled across your hand-dandy arrangement of Pachelbel’s Canon. Jeff, this is the greatest thing since sliced bread! I had to play a wedding on Saturday. The bride requested the Canon. There were 11 bridesmaids! The organ loft is a football field away from the communion rail. It’s so difficult to play and keep checking the mirror. Your arrangement is absolutely genius. One can skip and choose which variations to use. The chord names are handy so that when my eyes are off the music, I always know where I am at. A thousand times thank you for sharing this arrangement!”

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19 May 2022 • “Trochee Trouble”

I’m still trying to decide how to visually present the “pure” Editio Vaticana scores, using what is (technically) the official rhythm of the Church. You can download my latest attempt, for this coming Sunday. Notice the “trochee trouble” as well as the old issue of neumes before the quilisma.

—Jeff Ostrowski

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