Seriously?? • An Anglican “Halloween Hymn”
Actual hymn lyrics: “Is it spooky? Is it weird?”
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Seven Solutions • “Getting Catholics Singing Again”
At the conservatory, we’re surrounded by hundreds of professional musicians; but stepping into a Catholic parish the situation is quite different.
Two Hymns Loved By Everyone … Except Purists!
Fulton J. Sheen: “In those days there were no scandal columns, but there were scandalmongers.”
PDF Download • “Can A Hymnal Be Too Catholic?”
Can Protestant translations be dangerous? This paper presents items worth considering.
“Complete At Last!” • An Easy Polyphonic Agnus Dei
The ability of your singers to sight-read music instantly does not guarantee a good performance.
“A Truly Eucharistic Hymn” • Christ the King (SATB)
Did Vatican II “restore” the hymns—as mandated by §93 of Sacrosanctum Concilium?
Clarion Call To All Choirmasters! • (26 Sept.)
Forty images of (IMHO) the patron saints of church musicians.
PDF Download • Three Myths About Hymns
Did you know Catholics began translating hymns from Latin into the vernacular about 400 years before the Protestant Revolution?
“Hand-Communion?” • Provocative Quotes
“Accepting Vatican II” seems to mean deliberately contradicting the actual documents of Vatican II.
PDF Download • “Pater Noster” by Van Nuffel (1937)
Throughout my career, I have tried to follow the advice Cardinal Mercier gave the young Fulton J. Sheen.
Church Musicians: The Revolution Starts Today!
Do what’s right, say your prayers, offer each day to Jesus Christ, and hold your head high!
A Teaching Moment • Including “Hail, Holy Queen Enthroned Above”
Why on earth does the cost of butter matter?
“Feast of All Saints” • Do You Know This Hymn?
All Saints—November 1st—will be here before you know it!
PDF Download • Alleluia (SATB) by Morales for “Ordinary Form” + “Extraordinary Form”
This piece works well in the “OF” (Ordinary Form) and also the “EF” (Extraordinary Form).
“Talking To Dead Composers” • Part 2
Including a live recording (without organ) of “Alleluia, Sing To Jesus” by a volunteer choir.
It Finally Happened.
Father Valentine used to say: “The cemeteries are full of people who thought they were indispensable.”
“What is Vespers?” • Live Rec. + 100% Scrolling Score
After more than a year of Vespers having been forbidden (due to Covid-19) we’re back!
[Live Rec.] • “Do You Know This Eucharistic Hymn?”
Including seven (7) examples of musical diversity.
“Talk Is Cheap” • Advice For Music Directors
If you fail to carefully plan your rehearsal, you’ll be eaten alive. And rightfully so!
Hymn • “Christ is King” (Father Ivor Daniel) + Rehearsal Videos!
“Once there were lost islands, but most of them have been found…”