Dr. Alexis Kutarna Shares Photographs of Texas Workshop With Composer Kevin Allen
Dr. Kutarna teaches liturgical music courses at the University of Saint Thomas in Houston, Texas.
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Dr. Kutarna teaches liturgical music courses at the University of Saint Thomas in Houston, Texas.
I find this melody hauntingly gorgeous.
To help my volunteer choir members learn, I have attempted to record all the vocal parts for Justorum Animae, composed for SOPRANO, ALTO, and BASS. It’s from a brilliant collection by Kevin Allen called Matri Divinae Gratiae. You can hear my attempt by visiting this website and scrolling down to “Justorum Animæ.” My singers really […]
These pieces for “SAB” (Soprano, Alto, Bass) were commissioned by our organization for the National Eucharistic Revival.
A gift from The Catholic Sacred Music Project and the Benedict XVI Institute
Installment 3 • “How Has Nobody Done This Before?” (series)
As singers performed this Kevin Allen piece, they wept—but crying is bad for singing technique!
J. F. M. kindly made us aware of the following video clip, which features Kevin Allen.
The Vatican’s choir sounds beautiful these days—no longer is it “the scandal of Christendom.”
I could not function as a choirmaster without this collection.
I am deeply grateful to faith-filled choral singers because of their willingness to understand these 10 things
Kevin Allen will be presenting a beautiful conference in Malaysia.
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We’re under tremendous pressure to transfer our website to a “subscription model.”
We don’t want to do this. We believe our website should remain free to all. It’s annoying to have to search for login credentials (e.g. if you’re away from your desk).
Our president has written the following letter:
* Thirteen Men & Coins (Holy Thursday Appeal)
Traditionally on Holy Thursday, the priest washed the feet of thirteen men. Theologians held various opinions regarding whom the “13th man” represented. Before the liturgical changes of Pope Pius XII (which changed the number from thirteen to twelve), the priest washed each man’s feet, kissed his foot, and gave him a coin.
This “coin” business seems providential—inasmuch as our appeal begins on Holy Thursday this year.
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