The One Thing That Unites Church Musicians
“She told the male students that careers in music are only good for mothers who desire to make some extra cash.”
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
“She told the male students that careers in music are only good for mothers who desire to make some extra cash.”
We have the treasury of sacred music to steer us. We have computers to help adapt scores to suit our choirs. And now we have an excellent resource which provides ready made adaptations of the Propers.
Including a lovely Easter piece from the middle ages called “Vita sanctorum.”
The verses come from an Easter poem found in numerous ancient manuscripts.
That this resource—and a flood of new ones—are becoming available, points to a new awakening in the Church.
Someone told me in advance the cardinal was a trained musician; he certainly was!
An usher approached me, tapping on my shoulder. This was the last straw.
Fr. Samuel Weber is undoubtedly one of the modern masters of setting English chant.
Practice Videos for KYRIE “Impleta Sunt”—based on a piece by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.
Ehrlichman, Haldeman, Dean, Nixon, and others made tons of money writing and speaking about Watergate.
Directing a choir is extremely difficult. The obstacles often seem insurmountable.
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We’re under tremendous pressure to transfer our website to a “subscription model.”
We don’t want to do this. We believe our website should remain free to all. It’s annoying to have to search for login credentials (e.g. if you’re away from your desk).
Our president has written the following letter:
* Thirteen Men & Coins (Holy Thursday Appeal)
Traditionally on Holy Thursday, the priest washed the feet of thirteen men. Theologians held various opinions regarding whom the “13th man” represented. Before the liturgical changes of Pope Pius XII (which changed the number from thirteen to twelve), the priest washed each man’s feet, kissed his foot, and gave him a coin.
This “coin” business seems providential—inasmuch as our appeal begins on Holy Thursday this year.
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