Jeff’s recent post made me think that perhaps a recap of all the events so far at Westminster Cathedral would be helpful to readers.
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Short But Superb Film • “Westminster Choir Boys”
The resignation of Martin Baker was quite a shock to the Catholic world.
Further Thoughts on Westminster Cathedral
I am reminded of the care with which the Pieta was transported from the Vatican to New York City for the World’s Fair in 1964 and I hope and pray that the Westminster Cathedral Choir will be treated with as much veneration and respect.
To: Headmaster of Westminster Cathedral Choir School
Like the great Cathedral of Notre Dame, this daily musical offering belongs not only to the Church in London and the British Isles, but to the universal Church.
Shocking Developments From Westminster
If Cardinal Nichols had simply sent a letter saying why he prefers “versus populum,” I believe that would have been a better choice.
PDF Download • “New Westminster Hymnal” (1939)
Can Watershed survive? (Part 4)
Evelyn Waugh Requiem Panegyric Preached At Westminster By Fr. Caraman (21 April 1966)
“Evelyn was sad when he read of churches in which the old altar was taken down…”
Westminster Cathedral (London, England)
“They were trapped and could do nothing but grin and bear it.”
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.
“Strangest Of All…” • (Fortescue)
In his illustrious 1912 tome—The Mass: A Study Of The Roman Liturgy—Father Adrian Fortescue spoke of sequences, writing: “Strangest of all were the vernacular sequences in France and Germany, or those partly vernacular and partly Latin.” Our volunteer choir experimented with that on Holy Thursday, mixing Latin verses with an English refrain. For the record, […]
“Spotted in the Wild” • (CCWatershed Members)
This clip was sent to us. The conductor is Martin Baker!
PDF Download • Msgr. Hellriegel’s “Hand-Written” Hymnal (Organ Accompaniment) — 102 pages
A major announcement on 8 January 2024!
PDF Download • “Kyrie for the Ordinary Form in Honor of Saint Thomas More”
A month of William Byrd … in Dallas, Texas!
Nine (9) Ways to Save Catholic Church Music
If music sung at Church resembles a toothpaste commercial, a Broadway show, or a campfire song—does it really belong at Mass?
William Byrd: Quatercentenary of Death
“And yet I may live and die a true and perfect member of his holy Catholic Church without which I believe there is no salvation for me.” —William Byrd