“This Change Blew My Mind” • Confusion: Is 9 December 2024 a Holy Day of Obligation?
I just got off the phone with a very high ranking official at the USCCB…
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PDF Download • “Entrance Chant in English” (29th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
With a digression on a 1971 film called “Fiddler on the Roof.”
To Persevere is Sanctity
To be a successful choir director is to sacrifice and to persevere in a nearly insane manner.
“Unsolved Mysteries” • What Happened To This Institute?
Dom Ermin Vitry, OSB, was in charge of building the pipe organ for the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria, IL.
PDF Download • “Entrance Chant in English” for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
This coming Sunday—13 October 2024—is the 28th in Ordinary Time.
PDF Download • Choral Extension! • (Corresponding to the “Holy, Holy, Holy” of the Missal Chants)
Probably one of the most valuable PDF scores we’ve ever released.
PDF Download • “Vexilla Regis” in 3 or 4 parts, alternating chant & polyphony
A lovely and practical piece with fantastic safety features for any time adoring the Cross of Jesus.
Glancing at Eurydice: Why Read Medieval Theory?
Sometimes the ancients just perfectly capture the essence of some experience that we all share.
English Plainchant Revival • “Is It Real?”
Let Busoni’s statement serve as a reminder to Catholic music directors everywhere.
PDF Download • “Entrance Chant in English” for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
This coming Sunday—6 October 2024—is the 27th in Ordinary Time.
You Forgot About This One!
I’d be interested to see the actual citations for this…
Music List • (26th Sund. Ordinary Time)
Readers have expressed interest in looking over the “music list” I have prepared for this coming Sunday.
PDF Download • “Offertories and Communion Hymns for Unison + Organ” (Carlo Rossini, 1951)
I provide three (3) reasons you’ll want to download this book immediately.
(In Canada) • Today is the “Feast of Saint Isaac Jogues & Companions”
Several stained glass images of Saint Isaac Jogues.
The Boys of Saint Paul’s Choir School to sing Mahler 8 with Boston Symphony Orchestra
The Boys of Saint Paul’s Choir School will sing Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Andris Nelsons October 4-6 at Boston Symphony Hall.