“Easy Polyphonic Agnus Dei” • Part 2 of 3
What is the best way to get your choir singing when they first return? Here are some tips…
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Podcast: James Kennerley: Sacred Music in Education, the Church and the World
Maestro Kennerley underscores the myriad salutary benefits of music education for children and that of a community that sings together.
The Ascension Depicted in the Rabbula Gospel Book
This is one of the earliest Christian manuscripts to be illuminated with (the oxymoronic) “large miniatures.”
Being Too Hard On Priests?
…including a fancy capital “A” from a medieval manuscript.
Updated Litany of St Joseph with Chant
Chanting the Litany of St Joseph with the newly announced invocations.
Did Bishop Sheen Favor A Particular Hymnal?
Including a wonderful hymn for the Ascension.
Re: “Christ the King Hymnal” (Imprimatur, 1954)
Venerable Pope Pius XII explicitly allowed vernacular hymns during High Mass in 1958.
Virtual Sacred Music Colloquium 2021
Alongside many familiar faces, several new presenters are joining the faculty this year.
Question & Answer Box • “Which Tune Is This?”
Including a live recording of a hymn about a donkey. (Not kidding!)
(Live Recording) • “Jesus My Lord, My God, My All”
There is a “hidden rule” about Roman Catholic Hymnals.
“Are You God?” On the Impact We Have as Church Musicians
How a small child’s innocent question underscored the significance of what we do as church musicians.
“No hymn deserves more to be reintroduced in our catholic tradition.” —Dom Ermin Vitry
A live recording of the Church’s oldest Latin Eucharistic hymn.
Summer Course in the Ward Method
CUA is pleased to announce that this week-long intensive course will be offered in person this summer.
Calling All Church Musicians!
Is this normal? (Answer: “yes”)
Spanish Australian Setting of Salve Joseph
A Latin hymn to St Joseph with a popular tune – a unison chorus with 4 two part verses.
