Thoughts on the “English” Method of Hymn-Printing
Protestants sometimes say: “One must never omit verses of a hymn, because hymns tell a story.”
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Reader Feedback • Re: “Simplified” Music (Part 2)
“I haven’t been doing parish music that long—only about 3 years at this point.” —Celeste M.
“Entrance Chant” (Feast of the Presentation, 2 Febr.) • Sung by Three Young Women
This ‘live’ video shows three young women singing…
Finding the Choir in FSSP-Lyon
“For twenty years I sang in the front of a Novus Ordo parish despite wanting to sing in the back.” —Veronica Moreno
8 Reasons • “Why the Sacred Music Symposium Is Unlike Other Conferences”
Consider a few items you’ll learn at this year’s conference…
Can Polyphony Be Added to the Ordinary Form?
Vatican II went out of its way to be explicit—which is good news for conscientious choirmasters.
Breaking! • “Cardinal Roche Vs. Bishop Paprocki” (Development on 23 Jan. 2025)
On 23 January 2025, Arthur Cardinal Roche attempted (?) to overrule the Vatican’s “Committee on Canonical Affairs.”
Photograph • Mass at Dachau Concentration Camp
Is that a tiny pipe organ?
PDF Download • 3-Voice Arrang. by Helen Drost
You owe it to yourself to listen to this ‘live’ recording.
“What Are the Urbanite Hymns?” (4-Page PDF)
“No one who knows anything about the subject now doubts that that revision of Urban VIII was a ghastly mistake, for which there is not one single word of any kind to be said.” —Father Adrian Fortescue
Reader Feedback • Re: “Simplified” Organ Music
I’ve lived through various pendulum swings: the “Glory and Praise” phase; the “hymn sandwich” phase; and the “baroque tracker organ” phase.
My Recent Conversation • “Chant Rhythm”
This past week, I appeared on the Nikhil Hogan show to talk about Gregorian rhythm and the Vatican edition.
“How To Prepare A Talk” • Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
A television broadcast from the 1960s.
“Remembering William Mahrt” • My interview with Dr. Horst Buchholz (21 January 2025)
Includes Dr. Buchholz’s obituary for William Mahrt: “A Gentleman, a Scholar, and a Friend”
PDF Download • “Pipe Organ Recessional” (Manuals Only) — George Frederick Handel
I have a confession to make…