PDF Download • “Contemporary Sanctus” (SATB)
This SATB setting by Father Lhoumeau—although contemporary—certainly adheres to the “rule” of Pope Saint John Paul II.
Archives for July 2022
Isabella Marie • “My Personal Testimony”
“The Sacred Music Symposium was one of the most enjoyable, intense, and spiritually fulfilling experiences of my life.” — Isabella Marie
PDF Comparison Chart • “Which Has More Scripture?” — Ordinary or Extraordinary Form?
The answer surprised me!
Church Music Jobs • “August 4th” Installment
If you know additional church music job openings, please share them!
Open Letter to Bishop Roche • “12 Considerations”
I write in response to the 6 July 2022 statement by Pope Francis: “Make your voices heard! If they do not listen to you, shout even louder.”
Breaking! • Official Release of “Stowe Missal Eucharistic Motets” for 3 voices (Kevin Allen)
These pieces for “SAB” (Soprano, Alto, Bass) were commissioned by our organization for the National Eucharistic Revival.
Free Folio of New Sacred Music for Parish Liturgies
A gift from The Catholic Sacred Music Project and the Benedict XVI Institute
Pothier Teaches Us to Sing an Antiphon
A look at Dom Pothier’s performance instructions for a communion antiphon reveals a great deal of complexity in this pre-Mocquereau interpretive approach.
PDF Download • Professionally-Scanned “Graduale Romanum” (Schwann, 1908) • 1,129 pages!
This is the “pure” Vatican Edition—technically the only version of the rhythm allowed by Church documents!
The Little Office of the Immaculate Conception
Singing the Little Office of the Immaculate Conception gets a whole lot more approachable.
[video] • “Heartfelt Plea To Cardinal DiNardo”
Gabby shares how attending the Latin Mass has profoundly changed her life.
“Hymn For Mary’s Assumption” (15 August) • By Saint Robert Southwell, Priest & Martyr
Installment 3 • “How Has Nobody Done This Before?” (series)
“Truly Wonderful Quote” • Dr. Roger Wagner
“Never apologize for your choir, because they’re as good as you are!”
PDF Download • Plainsong Settings for Voice & Organ … in English! (957 pages)
Composer Brian Michael Page has released “Psalm 151.”
“To go to Mass together will be the light of Sunday for a family.” — Pope Benedict XVI (2005)
Statement by Pope Benedict XVI • Saint Peter’s Square (October, 2005)
“By day 4, tears were running down my face.”
“The symposium was like nothing I have ever experienced.” — South Dakota Participant
PDF Download • “Sunday Vespers” (22 pages)
In spite of its imperfections, creating this (draft) booklet required much more effort than I had anticipated.
FSSP Guadalajara • “Conferencia de Musica Sagrada”
New Sacred Music Conference in Guadalajara, Mexico!
11 July 2022 • FEEDBACK
Someone who heard the CCW plainsong recordings with NOH accompaniment says: “For years I have travelled the continents and crossed the oceans of Gregorian chant in search of a composition and interpretation as sublime as this. The text and the melody are interwoven in a game of mirrors with the interpreters, the singer and the […]
Gregorian Chant • Its “True” Rhythm
I’m dumbstruck (with joy) to see that my recent video presentation on plainsong rhythm has garnered quite a number of “views” on VIMEO. I also made the full presentation available on YouTube, and—as I write these words—it has collected 700+ views. How cool is it that folks are still interested in the rhythm of Cantus […]