• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Corpus Christi Watershed

“What earlier generations held as sacred, remains sacred and great for us too…” Pope Benedict XVI (7 July 2007)

  • Our Team
  • Pew Resources
    • Brébeuf Catholic Hymnal
    • Jogues Illuminated Missal
    • Campion Missal, 3rd Edition
  • MUSICAL WEBSITES
    • René Goupil Gregorian Chant
    • Noël Chabanel Psalms
    • Nova Organi Harmonia (2,279 pages)
    • Lalemant Polyphonic
    • Saint Antoine Daniel KYRIALE
    • Roman Missal, 3rd Edition
    • Emporium Kevin Allen
  • Miscellaneous
    • Site Map
    • Saint Jean de Lalande Library
    • Sacred Music Symposium 2023
  • Donate
Views from the Choir Loft

Introducing The Saint Hildegard Project

Daniel Tucker · January 15, 2023

Members of The Saint Hildegard Project. (Photo by James Richardson)

HANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP AND VISION of Mr. Jerome Cole, the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend has been blessed by the presence of a new Catholic sacred music ensemble called The Saint Hildegard Project. Made up of local music directors and area musicians, the Saint Hildegard Project “seeks to communicate the beauty of the Roman Catholic liturgical tradition through the Church’s rich treasury of sacred music. Comprised of men and women who share a fervent devotion to the music itself, The Saint Hildegard Project strives to teach with integrity and perform with excellence for the edification of souls and the glory of God.”

In a letter endorsing the group, the local Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades remarks that he is grateful to The Saint Hildegard Project for “embarking on the important local work of promoting a deeper appreciation for the Church’s rich musical heritage.” He quotes the Second Vatican Council’s constitution on the sacred liturgy, Sacrosanctum concilium, which emphasizes that “the musical tradition of the universal Church is a treasure of inestimable value, greater even than that of any other art” (112). Finally, Bp. Rhoades notes the “true evangelizing potential of sacred music,” with its power to “exude beauty and lead souls to give sincere, joyful glory to God.”

Their inaugural concert was given this past November at St. Joseph’s church in Mishawaka, IN. The program featured music on Eucharistic themes, including works from the Gregorian repertoire as well as music by Palestrina, Byrd, Victoria, and others. Some live recordings from that concert are available below:

Byrd: Ave Verum Corpus

Palestrina: O Salutaris Hostia

Victoria: Jesu Dulcis Memoria

Salve Regina (Solemn Tone with Drone)

In addition to performing music from the rich patrimony of the Church, The Saint Hildegard Project also engages in educational outreach to local Catholic schools and parishes throughout the diocese. In the coming months, they will be leading two workshops on behalf of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend for the purpose of teaching other local music directors to lead Vespers in their parishes and to select doctrinally-orthodox Eucharistic hymnody for employment in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. More information about The Saint Hildegard Project’s members, aims, and upcoming activities can be found at their website, https://www.hildegardproject.org.

Opinions by blog authors do not necessarily represent the views of Corpus Christi Watershed.

Filed Under: Articles Last Updated: January 15, 2023

Subscribe

It greatly helps us if you subscribe to our mailing list!

* indicates required

About Daniel Tucker

Daniel Tucker is the Director of Liturgical Music & Organist at the Cathedral of St. Matthew in South Bend, IN. He holds degrees in music and religion from Western Michigan University and Yale University.—(Read full biography).

Primary Sidebar

Corpus Christi Watershed

Quick Thoughts

    Simplified Antiphons • “Candlemas”
    Anyone who desires simplified antiphons (“psalm tone versions”) for 2 February, the Feast of the Purification—which is also known as “Candlemas” or the Feast of the Presentation—may freely download them. The texts of the antiphons are quite beautiful.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Tempo?? • 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘞𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘺 𝘕𝘢𝘮𝘦
    Once, after Mass, my pastor said he really loved the hymn we did. I said: “Father, that's Holy God, We Praise Thy Name—you never heard it before?” He replied: “But the way you did it was terrific. For once, it didn't sound like a funeral dirge!” Last Sunday, our volunteer choir sang that hymn. I think the tempo was just about right … but what do you think?
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Don’t You Agree About These?
    If you want to make Jeff Ostrowski really happy, send him an email with effusive praise about the individual voice recordings for hymn #296. [Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass] They came out dazzlingly sensational, don't you agree?
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

Nothing should be allowed that is unworthy of divine worship, nothing that is obviously profane or unfit to express the inner, sacred power of prayer. Nothing odd or unusual is allowable, since such things, far from fostering devotion in the praying community, rather shock and upset it—and impede the proper and rightful cultivation of a devotion faithful to tradition.

— Pope Paul VI • 10/13/1966

Recent Posts

  • Simplified Antiphons • “Candlemas”
  • Apply Right Now! • Sacred Music Symposium
  • Tempo?? • 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘞𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘺 𝘕𝘢𝘮𝘦
  • PDF Download • Belgian Book of Gregorian Accompaniments (Official Edition)
  • Don’t You Agree About These?

Subscribe

Subscribe

* indicates required

Copyright © 2023 Corpus Christi Watershed · Isaac Jogues on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

Corpus Christi Watershed is a 501(c)3 public charity dedicated to exploring and embodying as our calling the relationship of religion, culture, and the arts. This non-profit organization employs the creative media in service of theology, the Church, and Christian culture for the enrichment and enjoyment of the public.