“Reminder” — Month of September (2025)
It’s my pleasure to remind you that…
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PDF Download • Communion (26th Sn. Ord.)
This Communion antiphon sparkles with beauty.
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PDF Download • “Hymn by Father Thomas à Kempis” (arranged for 2 voices)
For the upcoming feast on 9 November (which replaces the Sunday Mass).
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“Canonic” • Ralph Vaughan Williams
This is quite a clever arrangement of “Come down, O love divine.”
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Dr. Alfred Calabrese • “Three Recommendations for Children’s Repertoire”
Below are three compositions I’ve used with great success…
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Did they simplify these hymn harmonies?
Looking through a (Roman Catholic) German hymnal printed in 1952…
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Installment #7 • Three (3) Questions Re: Forthcoming USA Lectionary
What is the specific criteria for this most recent tinkering?
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PDF Download • “Side-By-Side Comparison”
Re: the special hymn for the upcoming feast (9 November).
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PDF Download • Communion (25th Sn. Ord.)
This Communion antiphon glistens with resplendence!
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How do you pronounce this word in Latin?
Including a comparison chart (PDF) which many readers will appreciate.
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It’s always great to see old diocesan newspapers…
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Children’s Repertoire: “3 Recommendations”
My top repertoire recommendations for easy, delightful, attainable songs.
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PDF Download • Dom Murray Harmonies
Along with so many others, I have deep respect for Dom Gregory Murray as a composer.
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“Music List” • 14 September (Holy Cross)
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for 14 September.
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“Novus Ordo Parish … With Polyphony?” • Is that possible? How specifically does that work?
Many have asked: “Without getting fired, how can choirmasters introduce polyphony to the Ordinary Form?”
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