“The Gloves Are Off” — Jonathan Gruber & The Traditional Mass
“The faith of many was quite infantile, I would say.” —Paul Inwood, talking about preconciliar Catholics
Archives for December 2014
Risuoni La Mia Bocca
Liturgical song composed in honor of Saint Cecilia and performed in Rome.
Musical Resources • 3rd Sunday of Advent
Including “Creator Alme Siderum” with English Translation by Rev. Adrian Fortescue.
“The Experience After The Council Was So Strong And In Some Cases Violent…” —Cardinal Burke
6 December 2014 interview with Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke by GloriaTV.
Knitted thuribles and other toys
Something I unvented (thank you Elizabeth Zimmerman) and also something else.
Saint Paul’s Choir School ~ Top 5 on the Billboard Charts
“Christmas in Harvard Square” opened on the No. 2 spot on Billboard Magazine’s Classical Traditional Chart and has remained in the top 5 since.
What They Didn’t Tell You About Psalm Tone VIII
Even the “Liber Usualis” omits critical information about Tone VIII.
The Importance of Singing Carols
Let us make a point of singing good carols as much as we can throughout the whole Christmas season, rather than imitating a world that stops celebrating on December 26th.
Review: An English Gradual (Belmont Abbey, 2013)
For myself, I prefer the liturgy entirely in Latin or entirely in the vernacular. Others will disagree.
Any Hope For Modern Catholic Hymnody? Yes!
Major publishers include Haugen’s verse “not in some heaven, light-years away”—what can be done about it?
A Meeting With Angela Ambrogetti
In Rome, Aurelio Porfiri interviews a respected Vaticanist about the Pope, Curia, and more.
The Polyphonic Piece Your Choir Has Been Desiring!
As an added bonus, the score contains solfege markings!
Sound the Bell of Holy Freedom
Hymn for the World Meeting of Families 2015
Musical Resources • 2nd Sunday of Advent
Including scores, audio files, and organ accompaniments.
The Christmas Album for 2014
Young men singing the medieval carol Gaudete in the crypt of St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney.