This Is a Cathedral, Not Disneyland
Several English cathedrals hosted peculiar amusements this summer.
Articles
($54,000 per year) • FSSP San Diego Seeks Choirmaster
It seems Fr. Lyons offered the position to a candidate who later decided not to accept.
“How To Begin Choir Practice” • (A Suggestion)
How one *begins* a rehearsal is crucial.
Photographs • Père Daniel Kyriale (126 pages)
The beauty of the Gregorian Kyriale cannot be stopped—and Saint Antoine Daniel is the perfect patron for this!
PDF Download • “Alleluia Choral Extension” (EF + OF)
This may look simple on paper, but it sounds *incredible* when sung by a full choir. Guerrero rocks!
When People Lie About Hymns Unwittingly
As a young man, I came into contact with an organist who claimed there was no such thing as a “Recessional,” insisting that I was wrong and foolish to use that term.
PDF Download • Chant Notation—Nuptial Blessing (EF)
With permission from the CDF, the nuptial blessing at a sung EF Mass may be chanted according to this melody.
Revealed! • A Fascinating Mass Rubric Very Few Know
“How surprised people would be next Sunday to see the direction being carried out!” —1943 article
Leo Abbott to Rededicate Landmark E. & G. G. Hook & Hastings Organ, Opus 801
This pipe organ will be heard as it has never been in our lifetimes.
Do You Know Credo VII ??
A wonderful medieval Credo, published with “Imprimatur” from 1924.
Let the Fun Begin
I have been searching for ways to bring more choristers into the choir…
The 1961 Code of Rubrics • Pope St. John XXIII
I would not argue with someone who called this document curious, or even bizarre; it was only in effect for a few years • Also: “Should the Sanctus and Benedictus be split in the Traditional Latin Mass?” • This “Extraordinary Form” question is treated meticulously with full documentation going back 150 years+
Brébeuf #654 • “On Jordan’s Bank The Baptist’s Cry”
Sung to the wonderful tune of “Winchester New.”
PDF Download • Handy Solfège Chart (Printable)
I have no idea whether this will be of use to anyone, but here it is…
I. Was. Dead. Wrong.
Setting the record straight.