Art of the Beautiful Lecture Series 2019-2020
A project of The Catholic Artists Society in NYC
Articles
So… You Can’t Visit a Choir School
Choir Schools would help to fill our parishes with congregations and choir members who would expect real sacred music sung to a high degree…
Brébeuf Review! • “Society for Catholic Liturgy”
“The editors of the Brébeuf Hymnal have done a great service to the profession.” —Aaron James, Ph.D.
San Diego Cathedral • (TLM) Solemn High Mass!
Someone took a YouTube recording, and the singing is quite good.
PDF Download • Palestrina Kyrie “Fons Bonitatis”
This is part 1 of 3 — and the other parts will be released soon.
Sense and Sensibility
This lesson is no less true in the realm of sacred music than it is in the realm of lovers.
Catholics Get The “Chants” of a Lifetime…
“I was expecting a lot, and it was more than I expected,” Sutherland said.
“Dies Irae” • Why Does It Appear In So Many Movies?
Veronica Brandt wrote about this in 2014. This morning, VOX made her article into a YouTube.
This Is a Cathedral, Not Disneyland
Several English cathedrals hosted peculiar amusements this summer.
($54,000 per year) • FSSP San Diego Seeks Choirmaster
It seems Fr. Lyons offered the position to a candidate who later decided not to accept.
“How To Begin Choir Practice” • (A Suggestion)
How one *begins* a rehearsal is crucial.
Photographs • Père Daniel Kyriale (126 pages)
The beauty of the Gregorian Kyriale cannot be stopped—and Saint Antoine Daniel is the perfect patron for this!
PDF Download • “Alleluia Choral Extension” (EF + OF)
This may look simple on paper, but it sounds *incredible* when sung by a full choir. Guerrero rocks!
When People Lie About Hymns Unwittingly
As a young man, I came into contact with an organist who claimed there was no such thing as a “Recessional,” insisting that I was wrong and foolish to use that term.
PDF Download • Chant Notation—Nuptial Blessing (EF)
With permission from the CDF, the nuptial blessing at a sung EF Mass may be chanted according to this melody.
