“Gonfalon Royal” • One Of My Favorite Hymn Tunes
To my fellow church musicians: may we all carry our banners bravely forward…
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“Stella Caeli Exstirpavit” • Gregorian Chant During Times Of Pestilence
I would give anything to know how these girls created this recording—because it’s free rhythm!
8,000 entries • “Snippets Index” for New Hymnal
(Be patient while it loads) —Easy to use, fully complete; what more could you ask?
Goal Met • Why We’re Grateful To Our Readers
The pop-up has been taken down…plus, a small gift to our readers!
Ubi Caritas Goes Viral: My Thoughts
Have you seen the viral video of four men singing Ubi Caritas in a stairwell? Here are some thoughts on this phenomenon.
PDF Download • “Holy Week and Easter with Gregorian Chant” (797 pages)
Supremely rare Belgian book with Gregorian Chant!
“Pope Pius XII Psalter” • How different was it?
If this had caught on, every chant book—along with every psalm setting of Palestrina, Victoria, Morales, Guerrero, etc.—would have become “garbage” overnight.
The Gifts of Abel the Just
Offering an Acceptable Sacrifice
PDF Download • “Label Your Luggage”
Religious instruction from Fr. Robert Nash, SJ. (1943 Imprimatur)
PDF Download • “Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Mass”
The fourth installment—“Mass settings that work well, even with a single cantor + organist.”
Obsequies for Msgr. Georg Ratzinger (1924-2020)
I doubt the Divine Office in the vernacular could have been more beautifully sung.
Two Fast, Easy Ways for Church Musicians to Relieve Stress
One common place for musicians to feel wear and tear is in the neck. Here’s how to release it.
1,055 Images • “Paramentica Liturgical Design”
When we pray from a book which is special, beautiful, and dignified, it helps us focus.
Two Settings • “Holy God, We Praise Thy Name”
Imagine trying to read from a score like this!
The Illusion of Permanence — an Exercise in Humility
There is an illusion of permanence in the Church. We are changing often and changing right now.
