Seven Rules for Church Music (Sir Richard Terry)
“Is plainsong really so dull and dry as some of our singers would have us believe?”
Articles
What really happened at the Convocation of Catholic Leaders
Beautiful liturgical music happened—in a hotel ballroom, no less!
Video • FSSP Altar Server Training Camp
The FSSP seminarians exceeded all expectations!
“Tu Es Petrus” • Commissioned for the Symposium
This piece by Kevin Allen is based on the plainsong Communion antiphon.
Seven Rules for Writing Sermons
Guidance from Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman
Recording • Choral Mattins with John Rutter
Here is some great church music coming from the Anglican Cathedral of Hong Kong
Palestrina and the Perfecting of the Medieval Ideal of Music as Rational • (Part 3 of 3)
We look to Mary to understand the “self reflection” of sacred polyphony.
“Mode 4” • How To Teach Your Choir
Did you notice the “ups and downs” were omitted? The choir will fill those in…
Video • Wilko Brouwers
Can anyone identify the composer of this piece?
Organ Improvisation • Stupefyingly Awesome!
Does this constitute an organic development?
Solemn Mass • 1941 vs. 2017
A clever video juxtaposes Fr. Favole’s First Solemn Mass…
Carmel 1
The Vineyard of God
Benedict XVI’s Message At Cardinal Meisner’s Funeral
“When, on his last morning, Cardinal Meisner did not appear at Mass, he was found dead in his room.”
Culmen Et Fons 2017 • On Liturgical Formation • September 18-22
“[T]he parish has seen an astonishing increase in Mass attendance and financial stewardship owing in large part to the addition of a weekly traditional Latin Missa Cantata, use of handcrafted Roman vestments, emphasis on sacred music…”
Singing with John Rutter
Rutter: “When they join together, they become one; and they share an experience which they couldn’t have on their own.”