At the end of the audition, most of the students experience a great sense of accomplishment and really consider it an honor to be accepted into the choir!
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In Memoriam: Dr. Lucy E. Carroll, DMA
Lucy was a friend and mentor to me, and I would like to share with you a little bit of her story.
The Ingredients of a Choir School (Part II)
A choir school can be an immense help toward our goal of establishing a liturgical choir worthy of its name.
St. Thomas Choir School, NYC
Perhaps if we invested in better music in our parishes the Good New would be spread more effectively.
The Madeleine Choir School
This institution is truly forming Catholic musicians for the future.
Do You Know The Hymn Of Saint Casimir?
The *original* meter & rhyme scheme were miraculously kept in English, Polish, Greek, French, Spanish, Italian, and Hungarian!
Regensburger Domspatzen
I would still love to see a choir of this quality in every major Catholic church in America.
Bertalot’s 5 Wheels (Part 1 of 2)
I have personally reached the point where I am not willing to compromise on this issue with my choristers.
What If You Never Again Had To “Teach” Your Choir Notes?
“I think of Edison trying a thousand different times to create the light bulb and failing each time.” —Dr. Tappan
Short And Simple Organ Postludes & Preludes
Many of you asked me to share the results, which I have done below.
The Actual Authentic Writing Of Palestrina
Colin Mawby, former Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral, travels to Rome in this video, letting you see an original manuscript of Palestrina.
What Will ICEL Do Next?
Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth gives details on what ICEL is doing now that the Roman Missal project has been completed.
PDF Download: Extremely Rare Catholic Hymnal From London (1948)
A 355-page collection of English hymns by musicians from Westminster and Solesmes.
Peace and St Francis
St Francis worked for peace through prayer. If by singing we pray twice, then this collection of music could multiply our efforts today!
Unforgivable Sins
The great Achilles’ heel of church musicians.