Parallel Fifths In Plainsong Accompaniment?
The great masters sometimes even wrote parallel sevenths!
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Quick Thoughts
“Singing With The Girls”
The version by Father Victoria is also quite beautiful, although the ranges for some voices are challenging.
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A Story of Success!
Veronica Moreno shares a ‘quick thought’ regarding the topic of the sacred liturgy.
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The Best Conducting Advice
The best conducting advice I’ve ever received…
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Finding New Motets
It strikes me that many of the best motets my choir sings are ones I found by accident. These are motets that popped up as YouTube suggestions, or that someone mentioned in a Facebook thread and I casually gave them a listen. The lesson? Be open to finding good sacred music even when you’re not […]
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Mass • “Singing” Vs. “Reciting”
That single change made clear that those present were able to enter more deeply…
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This Coming Sunday’s Resp. Psalm
ICEL wasn’t the only group that produced reprehensible translations in the 1970s…
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Communion Antiphon • “For Any Mass?”
Rehearsal videos are included—and they’re pretty fantastic!
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A Talk on the Importance of Chant
Back in January I gave a talk at Sacred Heart Parish in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They have a fantastic lecture series, and this was also in connection with their admirable project on the fifth centennial of Palestrina’s birth. The talk is now available on Spotify, and I hope it will be of some interest to […]
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Liturgical Tomfoolery
Nobody’s been able to provide any reason for this—and it’s been 60 years.
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