Crd. Roche Breaks His Silence Re: Cardinal Sarah
Jesus Christ “will not snap the staff that is already crushed, nor put out the wick that still smolders.”
Absolute Key to a Healthy and “Renewed” Choir
What does it mean to “renew” a choir?
Greatest Choral Piece Ever Written? • It Might Be Marenzio’s “Salve Regina”
By March 1596 Marenzio had arrived in Poland. In October of that year, he directed a Mass he’d written in the form of an “echo.”
“The Times” mentions CCW
We were mentioned in article in an article by “The Times” (United Kingdom), as you can see here.
Eleven (11) Rare Lenten Hymns You’ve Not Sung!
“Our hymnbooks know nothing of such a treasure as this, and give us pages of poor sentiment in doggerel lines by some tenth-rate modern versifier.” —Father Fortescue
Roche’s Rescript • “Canonically Binding? Yes or No?”
What bishops need to know!
Marier’s Majestic Music • In Singapore?
“One person I spoke to frequently—although I never met him…” (?)
My Wish for Each of You
If we destroy our mental health, we will be no good to anybody.
PDF Download • “Quinquagesima Sunday” Organ Accompaniment Booklet (25 pages)
The word “Alleluia” changes to: “Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of eternal glory.”
Jeff’s Attempt At Singing
I’m much more comfortable in a baritone’s range than a soprano’s range!
Three-Voice Piece You’ll Love!
To help my volunteer choir members learn, I have attempted to record all the vocal parts for Justorum Animae, composed for SOPRANO, ALTO, and BASS. It’s from a brilliant collection by Kevin Allen called Matri Divinae Gratiae. You can hear my attempt by visiting this website and scrolling down to “Justorum Animæ.” My singers really […]
Cardinal Roche on discouraging or limiting “ad orientem” celebration: “It is an absurdity”
Ponder this statement by the prefect for the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (a.k.a. “CDW”).
PDF • 2014 Dissertation: “Plainchant Influence on the Liturgical Music of Dr. Marier” (324 pages)
This treatise (324 pages) is a “must read” for anyone who cares about liturgical music in the Catholic Church.
Please Accept This Advice!
If you’ve been considering attending the Sacred Music Symposium, I suggest you send in your application as soon as possible. The committee that meets to evaluate each candidate has been going through them—and they are scheduled to convene again this week. (They do their best to get through as many as they can as quickly […]
“Sexagesima Vespers” • Organist Booklet
I’m currently in the process of creating a website where all the organ accompaniment booklets for Vespers are posted for download. At the moment, you can download the 25-page booklet I used yesterday, to accompany vespers for Sexagesima Sunday.
