Jordan B. Peterson • “My Biggest Regret In Life”
…church musicians will be surprised by this!
Articles
Twelve (12) Tips • “Keeping Choir Members Happy”
Add variety to the singing, so choir members will “take delight” in what they are doing—and they should be “taking delight” in singing praises to God.
“Part 2 of 3” • Guerrero Kyrie for Our Lady
This *might* be the most beautiful 45 seconds in music—Father Guerrero’s compositions are truly awe-inspiring!
PDF Drafts • Ten (10) Gregorian Chant Litanies
Here’s what I currently have…but several of these draft copies are pretty ugly!
They Did Something Bad & Inexplicable • (Documentation Included)
I beg you on my hands and knees to read verses 12-20.
PDF Download • For the Sacred Heart (3 voices)
There is a great need for simple polyphonic pieces arranged for 2 voice and 3 voices.
PDF Download • Organ Accompaniments for “Lauda Sion Salvatorem” (Sequence)
“Man cannot understand this, cannot perceive it; but a lively faith affirms that the change—which is outside the natural course of things—takes place.” (Ladua Sion, v12)
Charles Tournemire: An Organist’s Best Friend
Tournemire’s L’Orgue Mystique is an indispensable resource—especially for organists who are feeling “stuck” in their improvisation.
News From Belgium • Re: Choral “Our Father”
Including an update on the Sacred Music Symposium.
(Holy Trinity Sunday) • An Astonishing Hymn!
Hymns by Monsignor Knox often make reference to “the friendless”—have you ever been without a friend?
PDF Download • “Credo VII Polyphonic Extension” for a Girls’ Choir
We’ve decided to try an experiment, with assistance from one of my favorite composers: Giovanni Maria Nanino (d. 1607).
What A Roman Catholic Hymnal Looks Like!
How exactly does the “Choral Supplement” look in real life?
A Summer Course in Old Notation
Announcing an opportunity for graduate-level summer study in sacred music.
“Veni Creator Spiritus” + Organ Accompaniment • with English Translation by Fr. Fortescue
Did you realize there are two versions of this famous hymn?
“Part 1 of 3” • Guerrero Kyrie for Our Lady
Now that choirs are beginning to come back…