“Reader Feedback” • 29 April 2024
“No musician in our parish (and probably our archdiocese) is paid, despite the many hours we put in.” —Charlotte M.
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Update (25 April) • “Forthcoming Spanish Hymnal”
“When our people have the courage to break resolutely with a bad tradition, there are unworked mines of religious poetry in the old hymns that we can use in translations.” —Father Adrian Fortescue
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Three Easter Hymns Sung Three Different Ways!
There was deep division in Chicago between those who cheered for the Cubs and those who cheered for the White Sox.
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The Catholic Academy of Sacred Music (Kansas)
I can affirm that our first concert was a resounding success: everything from Allegri’s 𝑀𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑟𝑒 to the 10-year-old boy playing Bach.
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Fundraiser Update From CCW President
“I’m a newly ordained priest. In seminary, we constantly used stuff from your website to help us learn things.” —College Station, Texas
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¡Anuncio! • “Nuevo Himnario en Español”
Todavía no hemos escogido un título para nuestra colección.
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Near “Occasions” of Sin, Forgiveness, Psalms, Hymns, and the Artistic Temperament
Rachmaninoff never forgave Prokofiev for this, as anyone with a melancholic temperament will understand.
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Dr. Hamilton • “Totally Random (But Hopefully Not Useless) Thoughts About Choirs”
We must gauge rehearsal time so as not to totally bore the skilled members, while still making sure to do what’s needed to help lesser-skilled members.
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PDF Download • “Wedding Sheet” (Showing Prices)
Being hired as organist or choirmaster for Catholic weddings can be stressful.
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Announcement! • “New Spanish Hymnal”
We seek native speakers willing to help proofread.
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PDF Download • Spanish Responsorial Psalm — “17th Sunday in Ordinary Time” (Year B)
We must never let criticism by ‘haters’ bother us. We must strive to block them from our minds.
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PDF Download • “Freiburg Cathedral Hymnal” (Organ Accompaniment) — 308 Pages!
The most comprehensive German hymnal ever printed? Well, this masterpiece by Monsignor Stemmer is certainly in the top five!
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Dr. Chapp Interviews Father Uwe Michael Lang
Posted on 11 April 2024: “Sacred Liturgy in the Thought of Joseph Ratzinger”
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PDF Download • Responsorial Psalm for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
“This argument from silence is wildly improbable.” —Father John Parsons (2001)
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Jeff Writes A Song About Dr. Weaver And Himself
This article—a “mini-dissertation” on syllabic plainsong—writes songs using the names of various CCW authors.
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