Jeff’s recent post made me think that perhaps a recap of all the events so far at Westminster Cathedral would be helpful to readers.
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Short But Superb Film • “Westminster Choir Boys”
The resignation of Martin Baker was quite a shock to the Catholic world.
Further Thoughts on Westminster Cathedral
I am reminded of the care with which the Pieta was transported from the Vatican to New York City for the World’s Fair in 1964 and I hope and pray that the Westminster Cathedral Choir will be treated with as much veneration and respect.
To: Headmaster of Westminster Cathedral Choir School
Like the great Cathedral of Notre Dame, this daily musical offering belongs not only to the Church in London and the British Isles, but to the universal Church.
Shocking Developments From Westminster
If Cardinal Nichols had simply sent a letter saying why he prefers “versus populum,” I believe that would have been a better choice.
PDF Download • “New Westminster Hymnal” (1939)
Can Watershed survive? (Part 4)
Evelyn Waugh Requiem Panegyric Preached At Westminster By Fr. Caraman (21 April 1966)
“Evelyn was sad when he read of churches in which the old altar was taken down…”
Westminster Cathedral (London, England)
“They were trapped and could do nothing but grin and bear it.”
Brave Schola Director Posts Live Recording
This is a beautiful melody worth learning, worth singing, and worthy of the temple.
“Catholic Sensibility” • What Makes A Hymnal Catholic?
I personally find the following pairings (hymn text + hymn melody) to be reprehensible…
16 September 2021 • Fulton J. Sheen
Here is a photo of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen celebrating Mass in Jerusalem. That image was included in the “Fulton J. Sheen Sunday Missal” (1961), which was edited by Father Caramen and has an IMPRIMATUR by William Cardinal Godfrey, who served as Archbishop of Westminster from 1956 until his death in 1963. The Fulton Sheen […]
A “Must Read” for Choir School Enthusiasts
I also feel this is the reason that many church musicians in England don’t matriculate into doctoral programs—their choir schools imparted more than a doctoral program could ever give.
“Talk Is Cheap” • Advice For Music Directors
If you fail to carefully plan your rehearsal, you’ll be eaten alive. And rightfully so!
Hymn • “Christ is King” (Father Ivor Daniel) + Rehearsal Videos!
“Once there were lost islands, but most of them have been found…”
Question & Answer Box • “Which Tune Is This?”
Including a live recording of a hymn about a donkey. (Not kidding!)
(Screenshots) • Proving Holy Saturday Took Place In The Morning
Five reasons keeping Holy Saturday in the morning is a good idea.
Ben Shapiro Teaches His Audience Music Theory!
Also included: “Can amateurs sing polyphony?”
“Improving As Musicians” • Eight Suggestions
Did you know I communicate with dead Catholic composers? I’m not joking.
The “Winking” Part • Where’d Father Lasance Get It?
A curious translation which Father Lasance “borrowed” for the Ash Wednesday Introit…
(Installment #13) “Catholic Hymnals” • Lucas Tappan
We can sometimes be so caught up in advancing Gregorian chant that we fail to remember that every single age in the history of the Catholic Church has seen forms of popular religious music…