“How Has Nobody Done This Before?” • First Installment
I’ve been encouraged to launch a new series!
Articles
“Exceeded Every Expectation!” • Mr. O’Brien’s Review
“I attended Symposium this year, and was absolutely blown away.”
“81 Photos” • Sacred Music Symposium 2022
More than eighty photographs give you a “glimpse” of a week dedicated to restoring authentic Catholic music.
Photograph • Dom André Mocquereau (d. 1930)
Dom Mocquereau, prior to becoming a monk, was a soldier in the Franco-Prussian War.
“I Found Myself Weeping, Almost In Disbelief…”
“Your faculty may never know the depth of how you affected each person there. For my part, I am forever changed…” — Symposium Participant (Texas)
Our Daily Prayer • Sacred Music Symposium 2022
“My God, my Father, and my All, I am ready and willing to accept from Thy hands this day…”
PDF Download • “Polyphony For Choirs” (262 Pages)
Enjoy this tiny “reward” for your phenomenal response to our fundraiser.
What. Did. My. Eyes. Just. See.
I am bewildered.
“You Are Invited” • Solemn Mass sung by 95 singers!
Don’t miss the first Mass of an FSSP priest on the feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
“Stowe Missal Eucharistic Motets” • For 3 Voices
This melody won’t leave your head—it keeps playing “on repeat.”
Composing Your Own Antiphons?
In the days before Vatican II, dioceses had their own special feast days.
New Release! • “Missa de Beata Virgine” (Kevin Allen)
As singers performed this Kevin Allen piece, they wept—but crying is bad for singing technique!
“Chorister Summer Camp” • Eight Ideas
Every choirmaster should place a high priority on recruitment, otherwise in time he commits a form of “choral contraception”…
“An Unknown Parishioner Approached Me…”
Can modern composers write hymns? Are they stirring?
Another Incredible Opportunity in Kansas City!
St. John Paul II Catholic Church joins a growing number of parishes (including the Cathedral) in our archdiocese committed the renewal of both the Sacred Liturgy and Music.
