Nostalgia Is Not Rigid
I don’t think young people (or most people, frankly) are drawn to the pre-conciliar Mass because of nostalgia.
“What earlier generations held as sacred, remains sacred and great for us too…” Pope Benedict XVI (7 July 2007)
Dr. Alfred Calabrese is a conductor, educator, composer, scholar, and church musician. Having worked in academia for two decades, he felt called to enter full-time work in the Catholic Church, and since 2007 has directed the music at Saint Rita Catholic Church. He and his wife live in Dallas, TX. They have two grown children. —Read full biography (with photographs).
I don’t think young people (or most people, frankly) are drawn to the pre-conciliar Mass because of nostalgia.
Art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.
The richness of liturgy and music should never be abandoned.
A tremendously exciting moment in the Catholic musical world!
The public singing of Vespers is an antidote to the kind of clericalism frequently condemned by Pope Francis.
The Church has its own language and its own culture. Are you a native speaker?
My children are now grown, but I’m not about to reveal any family secrets!
I’ve decided to try an experiment that may work in other parishes.
Passion … is a tremendous engine for achieving the very best results.
Only by knowing a piece inside and out can we teach it effectively and efficiently.
“The conductor should be able to hear a perfect performance of the piece before it even begins.” —Dr. Alfred Calabrese
Alfred holds a doctorate in choral conducting from Indiana University…
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