Arvo Pärt received the Ratzinger Prize
“A beautiful choice, that of the commission, aimed at pointing out that new way for theology that is music”
Articles
“Meet Me In St. Louis”
Jeff recently asked if directors take choir pictures and I can’t say I do—but thankfully others did.
PDF Download • Authentic Irish Hymnal (164 pages)
Imagine the amount of time required to typeset something like this!
Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua…
“The heavens and the earth proclaim thy glory…”
Choir Members Photograph
Do you take pictures of your choir? Photographs can serve as nice reminders of wonderful experiences.
A Hymn That Just Keeps Popping Up
Bach’s music inhabits “a still and serious world…without color, without light, without motion” from which we cannot break away.
“23rd” {repeat} Sunday after Pentecost (3rd in November)
“…and without parables He did not speak to them; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.”
The Man Who Thrice Rejected Knighthood
Excerpt from a documentary on “St. Thomas More” (Paul Scofield) which in 1966 won six Oscars at the Academy Awards.
Music and Evangelization
It’s an incredibly refreshing and dare I say beautiful movement within the Church today…
SATB “Alleluia” (Fr. Morales) • for both OF and EF
This piece is perfect for “stealthily” adding polyphony to the Ordinary Form.
Fulton J. Sheen • “Hints On Public Speaking”
We choirmasters are frequently called upon to speak in public.
Vox Antiqua’s Debut
My new choir made its debut on the Feast of Christ the King.
Image • Francisco Guerrero (d. 1599)
It’s based on Pacheco’s version, created the year Guerrero died.
23rd Sunday after Pentecost (2nd in November)
“Amen I say to you, whatsoever, you ask when you pray, believe that you shall receive, and it shall be done to you.”
The Real Reason We Sing
Let’s not make this about ourselves.