“Music List” • Presentation (2 February)
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
“Entrance Chant” • Presentation (2 Febr.)
This English adaptation imitates the authentic Gregorian Chant version in a splendid way.
Can Marian Hymns Be Sung During the Offertory?
My colleague, Corrinne May, has published an article for the “Totus Tuus” apostolate.
The Mystery Has Been Solved
For more than twenty years, I’ve been searching for…
PDF Download • Intensely Rare 1898 “Roman Gradual” — (Released for the First Time in History)
I carefully scanned all 642 pages in (color) high resolution.
2 February • “Communion”
I would say: “Somewhat dark, yet beautiful”
Thoughts on the “English” Method of Hymn-Printing
Protestants sometimes say: “One must never omit verses of a hymn, because hymns tell a story.”
8 Reasons • “Why the Sacred Music Symposium Is Unlike Other Conferences”
Consider a few items you’ll learn at this year’s conference…
Can Polyphony Be Added to the Ordinary Form?
Vatican II went out of its way to be explicit—which is good news for conscientious choirmasters.
Breaking! • “Cardinal Roche Vs. Bishop Paprocki” (Development on 23 Jan. 2025)
On 23 January 2025, Arthur Cardinal Roche attempted (?) to overrule the Vatican’s “Committee on Canonical Affairs.”
PDF Download • 3-Voice Arrang. by Helen Drost
You owe it to yourself to listen to this ‘live’ recording.
“What Are the Urbanite Hymns?” (4-Page PDF)
“No one who knows anything about the subject now doubts that that revision of Urban VIII was a ghastly mistake, for which there is not one single word of any kind to be said.” —Father Adrian Fortescue
“Music List” • 3rd Sunday (Ord. Time)
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
Only Every Three Years…
Communion antiphon for the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C).
“Entrance Chant” • 3rd Sunday (Ord. Time)
This English adaptation uses a Tetrardus mode, as does the authentic Gregorian Chant version.
