Archbishop Sheen Played The Organ!
Sheen told Ferris that he wanted a classical repertoire at the cathedral in Rochester, including Gregorian chant.
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Prayers of Preparation and Farewell
Two prayers for improving one’s liturgical disposition
Never Print With Adobe Acrobat
It’s remarkable that owning fully-updated software and pristine hardware makes no difference…
Video • My New Project
Vox Antiqua, the new Catholic professional choir in Hong Kong, in action!
PDF Download • All Souls Day
Here’s the booklet we used for All Souls (2 November).
Brave Director Posts “Live” Recording
A word of encouragement for choirmasters…
Powerful & Thought-Provoking
“We are giving the world a chance to think about the ethics of choosing which humans get a chance at life.”
Hymn by Professor at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
This PDF score has the Latin (on one side) and two English versions on the other.
All Saints and the Extraordinary Form of the Mass
The Roman Rite gives strong attention to the presence of the saints.
PDF Download • Congregational “Dies Irae”
…including two reasons I believe a liturgical reform was desired in the 1960s.
A Requiem on All Souls Day at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
This work is based on the Gregorian Chants of the Requiem Mass. It was directly inspired by the Requiem Mass in the Extraordinary Form at the 2012 Sacred Music Colloquium in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Singing with Peter Philips
Peter Philips: “Polyphony shouldn’t be sung with absolute straight tone—that is not real singing!”
Josquin Des Prez Vandalized Stuff (!)
It’s hard for us to remember that the famous composers were not hired as such—they were hired as singers.
Christ The King Sunday (5th in October)
“Jesus answered: Thou sayest that I am a King. For this was I born, and for I this came I into the world…”
“Why Sacred Music Hasn’t Been Killed” [Six Reasons]
Lyrics from GIA Worship IV Hymnal: “Who is this who eats with sinners, calling luckless losers winners?”