G.I.A. Publications President: “Statement on Composer David Haas”
Alec Harris (President of GIA Publications) “can’t overestimate the profound impact” that David Haas had on “everyone at GIA Publications.”
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PDF Download • Last Minute Holy Saturday File
“The use of Psalm 150 is a change from the experimental Easter Vigil (1951-1955) in which Psalm 116 was used for Lauds.” —Msgr. McManus
Palestrina and the Perfecting of the Medieval Ideal of Music as Rational • (Part 2 of 3)
The polyphonic imitative style of the Renaissance is a refection of the rational mind and the music of heaven.
Introducing the Wethersfield Institute Chant Workshop
A new chant workshop in upstate New York in June 2017.
“Reproaches” for Good Friday (Recording)
The indispensable “Musician’s Guide to Good Friday,” including a 50-page PDF and rehearsal videos!
Descent into Hell and The Greatest Act of Love
Read the words of John 3:16 again.
Do these Holy Thursday rubrics strike you as odd?
I haven’t studied the situation enough to know with certainty.
Musical Resources • Holy Thursday (EF)
“O God, from Whom Judas received the punishment of his crime, and the thief the reward of his confession…”
“Contemporary” Catholic Music • Is it truly dead?
Today we announce a special guest who will be present at the Sacred Music Symposium!
PDF Download • Booklet for Congregation
May I share a secret?
Accompaniment: “Credo III” (Parochial Hymnal)
Easiest organ accompaniment to Credo III ever penned.
Square Note App
Bring your “Graduale Digitalum” wherever you go.
33 Days to Marian Consecration
There are 33 days to prepare for the feast of Our Lady of Fatima this centenary year, starting Monday April 10.
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Sing Everything From the Viewpoint of the Resurrection
Music has a way of describing the indescribable, of bringing to speech the ineffable. That is what our choirs must do this Holy Week.