To Persevere is Sanctity
To be a successful choir director is to sacrifice and to persevere in a nearly insane manner.
Archives for October 2024
Music List • (28th Sund. Ordinary Time)
Readers have expressed interest in looking over the “music list” I’ve prepared for this coming Sunday.
“Unsolved Mysteries” • What Happened To This Institute?
Dom Ermin Vitry, OSB, was in charge of building the pipe organ for the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria, IL.
PDF Download • “Entrance Chant in English” for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
This coming Sunday—13 October 2024—is the 28th in Ordinary Time.
“Entrance Chant” • For Sunday (13-Oct-2024)
This one’s in Mode 3, imitating the authentic Gregorian chant.
PDF Download • Choral Extension! • (Corresponding to the “Holy, Holy, Holy” of the Missal Chants)
Probably one of the most valuable PDF scores we’ve ever released.
Finding New Motets
It strikes me that many of the best motets my choir sings are ones I found by accident. These are motets that popped up as YouTube suggestions, or that someone mentioned in a Facebook thread and I casually gave them a listen. The lesson? Be open to finding good sacred music even when you’re not […]
Mass • “Singing” Vs. “Reciting”
That single change made clear that those present were able to enter more deeply…
The End Is Coming!
I can’t help but wonder if this is…
Music List • (27th Sund. Ordinary Time)
Readers have expressed interest in looking over the “music list” I have prepared for this coming Sunday.
“In Feriis Per Annum” • Kýrie Eléison
For years I’d been meaning to harmonize the famous KYRIE SIMPLEX—but I never got the opportunity until today. Feel free to download the PDF score if you wish. It is “Kyrie XVI,” which in the old books bore the title In Feriis Per Annum.
MONTH OF OCTOBER — “Reminder”
Since a new month has arrived, it’s my pleasure to remind you that…
PDF Download • “Vexilla Regis” in 3 or 4 parts, alternating chant & polyphony
A lovely and practical piece with fantastic safety features for any time adoring the Cross of Jesus.
Rhyme Scheme?
Is this a common ‘thing’ when it comes to hymns in Spanish?
This Coming Sunday’s Resp. Psalm
ICEL wasn’t the only group that produced reprehensible translations in the 1970s…