PDF Download • Booklet for St. Joseph (19 March)
The absolute best method for choosing starting pitches…
Articles
What to Do with the “Fourth Option”
A new Adoremus article explores how best to overthrow the tyranny of “alius cantus congruus.”
Musical Resources • 3rd Sunday of Lent 1
“When a strong man armed keepeth his court, those things which he possesseth are in peace…”
Not “What” but “Why” is Fascinating
Some people are put off…Some are bored to tears. I am fascinated. Why?
Quote Video • “Legislation on Sacred Music”
A thought-provoking production by “Six Candle Studios.”
Dunwoodie Chant Conference • Review of a Successful Event
I was renewed in spirit for a future filled with hope for liturgical music.
Do we need hymns, when we already have Psalms?
The Psalter, as Esolen notes, is the prayer book of the Church and the Psalms constitute the “foundational poems of Christian praise.”
Fighting With Choir Members?
“On Holy Saturday in 1545—while the pope and several cardinals were present—two of the oldest choir members flew at each other during the blessing of the new oils, shouting in a loud voice…”
How Low Can You Sing?
I can’t even hear these pitches—can you?
A CD from on High for Benedictines in Tasmania
A new CD you don’t have yet full of beautiful music raising funds for bringing more beautiful music to Tasmania.
GoFundMe Campaign • Needing Scholarships!
Sacred Music: “Curse the darkness…or light a candle?”
Pope Francis, Sacred Music, and the Biggest Stage
Such musical exhortations are not new, but the tone and visibility are.
Musical Resources • 2nd Sunday of Lent 1
“O God, Who seest how we are destitute of all strength…”
Revisiting Musicam Sacram
Fifty Years Later – Strengths, Weaknesses, and Progressive Solemnity
Vatican II • What You Were Too Embarrassed To Ask
Fr. Christopher Smith has created a 7-part series on Vatican II.