Mesmerizing Credo Setting (SATB) • After Machaut
Two young ladies helped record these 14th-century harmonies.
Two Popes Singing “Our Father” in Latin
Listen to the instructions John Paul II gives the Chicago congregation.
Musical Resources • 5th Sunday of Lent (“Passion”)
The Jews therefore said to Him, “Thou art not yet fifty years old and hast Thou seen Abraham?”
“Adoro te devote” (SATB) • Rehearsal Videos
…with English translation by Fr. Adrian Fortescue.
Commercial Pop Culture + Church Music?
This brief video—filmed at an Episcopal church in 2013—may offend you.
Why I Never Repeat Pieces With My Choir
“Sometimes when you are confusing, you are mistaken for being learned.” —Fulton J. Sheen
“The World” • What is the world?
Golden Jubilee Homily by Bishop René H. Gracida.
World’s Easiest Organ Processional (PDF)
I have a confession to make: I can’t stand hearing wrong notes.
Easter Hymn: “O Filii et Filiæ” • Contemporary setting (SATB)
Pardon my squeaky Soprano notes, but I wanted to demonstrate how it sounds! • A wonderful setting of the haunting “Easter Alleluia” based on a work by Monsignor Jules Van Nuffel.
Musical Resources • 4th Sunday of Lent (“Laetare”)
“Grant, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that we may treat with unfeigned veneration…Thy holy rites which we constantly celebrate.”
PDF Download • Booklet for St. Joseph (19 March)
The absolute best method for choosing starting pitches…
Musical Resources • 3rd Sunday of Lent 1
“When a strong man armed keepeth his court, those things which he possesseth are in peace…”
Quote Video • “Legislation on Sacred Music”
A thought-provoking production by “Six Candle Studios.”
How Low Can You Sing?
I can’t even hear these pitches—can you?
Fighting With Choir Members?
“On Holy Saturday in 1545—while the pope and several cardinals were present—two of the oldest choir members flew at each other during the blessing of the new oils, shouting in a loud voice…”