Do not mistake competence for conservatism.
The more knowledgeable a musician is about the Roman Rite, the Vatican II documents, and the GIRM, the more likely that musician is to be labeled “conservative” in their views. This is nonsense.
Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”

The more knowledgeable a musician is about the Roman Rite, the Vatican II documents, and the GIRM, the more likely that musician is to be labeled “conservative” in their views. This is nonsense.
The Novus Ordo Mass can be done well—St. Josemaria and his successor did it!
We need a few more people willing to give $5.00 per month—please help! Thank you!

I hope Dr. Tappan will tell us someday how such a transformation happened!

A choir school can be an immense help toward our goal of establishing a liturgical choir worthy of its name.

Perhaps it requires a comedian to realize that not all musical styles are appropriate for Mass.

A story about Victoria—perhaps a myth—says Palestrina was jealous of his student’s first drafts.

We are getting close to Pentecost, when the FSSP Superior General will visit our parish.
A statement of fidelity to the Church’s long-held doctrine concerning human sexuality & marriage.

if we do not sing the antiphons proper to the day—and the corresponding Psalm verses—we risk having a narrow view of the Psalms.

Point 3 and 4 of the Pastoral Plan of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. And you don’t want to miss this Sacred Music Workshop!
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