Video • What Are Common Hymn Melodies?
Short demonstrations by a volunteer parish choir!
Articles
The Gratuity of Beauty
Thoughts on the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
PDF Download • A Eucharistic Piece My Choir Loves
Including a “preview” of the forthcoming Brébeuf Hymnal SATB Choral Supplement.
(1988) • Cardinal Ratzinger Addresses Chilean Bishops
“The grandeur of the liturgy rests upon…rendering tangible the Totally Other, whom we are not capable of summoning.”
If You Want to Catch All the Youth
The “Schools Singing Programme” currently serves 4,000 children each year, many from the most economically depressed areas in England…
Holy Souls in Purgatory • 15th-Century Missal Illumination
Detail from the Missal of Eberhard von Greiffenklau
A Professional Choir in Six (6) Years
Support was key, but once Glenn had the necessary vision and support, the rest was a matter of putting one foot in front of the other.
What Choirmasters Do.
In case you’re wondering: the photo on the upper right is me—taken on Saturday night.
“Mass of the Americas” • Solemn Pontifical High Mass in DC
Archbishop Cordileone will offer Mass November 16, 2019 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Fascinating! • Tridentine “Permission Slip” (1985)
In this riveting document, Archbishop Weakland forbids one’s child from attending a Low Mass—wicked beyond a doubt!
New Typesetting! • “Kyriale Supplement” (1934)
Mr. Andrew Hinkley has done something marvelous…again!
PDF Download • Palestrina Kyrie (Part 2 of 3)
“Dazzlingly luscious” is probably best way to describe this Mass.
The Tradition Continues! • Seven Organists Perform
“…every bit of carpeting was removed and replaced with marble and stone…”
“Hidden” Hymns by Cardinal Newman
Fr. Nicholls points out that Saint Newman was an admirer of Beethoven at a time when Beethoven was still living.
A Professional Choir in Six Months
I often wonder if some of the vitriol directed against the Church’s music is due to its less than stellar presentation.