What a young Father Morales wrote for Charles V
I prefer this old recording—but there are plenty of modern recordings available if you don’t like it.
Articles
Repeating Repertoire? • Dr. Hamilton
Psalm 51 occurs a dozen times in the lectionary during the year, for such diverse days such as St. Thomas Aquinas, weekdays during ordinary Time, many days in Lent, and the Easter Vigil.
Hymn: “All glory, laud, and honor to Thee, Redeemer, King” (Sopr, Alto, Tenr, Bass)
Today, rehearsal videos were uploaded for each *individual* voice part: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass.
Repeating Repertoire? • Wilfrid Jones
Post-Liberal Theology compares a religion to a language. How might that comparison, which could include the concept of a “vocabulary” of liturgical music, inform how we think about repeating repertoire?
Repeating Repertoire? • Veronica Brandt
Sometimes a music director can encounter criticism about the music program. The good side of this is that it shows that someone cares.
Going Beyond Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s “Take”
Sheen has sometimes been criticized for avoiding mention of the sacred liturgy during his talks, but I cannot agree with such a view. • Includes about the Holy Eucharist, including a quote by Father Leslie Rumble and a quote from Pope Pius X+
Repeating Repertoire? • Christopher Mueller
I’m sure I’m not the only one to feel this way: certain celebrations don’t feel right without “that piece.”
8 Tips • “Improving Live Stream Audio Quality”
Many churches have turned to live streaming during these difficult times. But getting the audio quality right is challenging. Here are some tips!
Repeating Repertoire? • Richard J. Clark
“Repetition” in the Age of Streaming Masses…
HYMN • “Vexilla Regis” (SATB setting in English)
Father Adrian Fortescue (d. 1923) called this “perhaps the greatest of all hymns.”
Repeating Repertoire? • Veronica Moreno
My own growth as a musician for the Liturgy has culminated in my pastor allowing me to sing the Propers in English: the realization of a decade-long dream.
“Jesus Christ Is Risen Today” (Brébeuf Hymnal, #699)
During Advent, choirmasters must plan Christmas. During Lent, choirmasters must plan Easter. And so on.
Repeating Repertoire? • Dr. Tappan
“The tunes and ditties of the radio will be meaningless in the magnitude of one’s final moments; only the psalms can bear the weight of the moment.” —Barry Rose
Repeating Repertoire? • Dr. Calabrese
“I have made the mistake in the past of scheduling a whole set of new pieces for three of four weeks in a row.”
Repeating Repertoire? • Jeff Ostrowski
There’s an old saying: “Show me your friends, and I will tell you who you are.”