Church Facelift • Saint Andrew’s (Tipton, Missouri)
You won’t believe this transformation!
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PDF Download • “Hymn by Father Thomas à Kempis” (arranged for 2 voices)
For the upcoming feast on 9 November (which replaces the Sunday Mass).
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Dr. Alfred Calabrese • “Three Recommendations for Children’s Repertoire”
Below are three compositions I’ve used with great success…
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Installment #7 • Three (3) Questions Re: Forthcoming USA Lectionary
What is the specific criteria for this most recent tinkering?
Can You Identify This “Mystery” Hymn Tune?
Kevin Allen is currently in France.
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The Old Gaffer: Parish Choir Director of Middle Earth
“Tending the garden of the liturgy so that, in God’s time, fruit may grow that is destined for eternity.”
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Choral Masses & Parable of the Talents
“We cannot bury this talent; we must cultivate and multiply it.” — Dr. Samuel Backman
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How do you pronounce this word in Latin?
Including a comparison chart (PDF) which many readers will appreciate.
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Children’s Repertoire: “3 Recommendations”
My top repertoire recommendations for easy, delightful, attainable songs.
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Do You Recognize This Hymn? Do You Like It?
Congregations love this hymn … and so do I.
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Charlie Kirk’s Fascination with Traditional Catholic Liturgy
“Charlie Kirk has repeatedly spoken about the power of traditional liturgy.”
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“Novus Ordo Parish … With Polyphony?” • Is that possible? How specifically does that work?
Many have asked: “Without getting fired, how can choirmasters introduce polyphony to the Ordinary Form?”
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“The Injustice of Traditionis Custodes” • (Private Meetings at the Vatican)
“If you think the subject of ‘Traditionis Custodes’ was absent during my visits to the Vatican, you are mistaken…” —Sławomir Cenckiewicz
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PDF Download • Croft’s “Canonic Kyrie” (SATB)
The conscientious choirmaster never rests from his relentless pursuit of repertoire ideas.
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Weird Liturgical Kalendar …
“For the pastoral good of the faithful, it is permitted to observe on Sundays in Ordinary Time…”
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