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“Colorado Sacred Music Conference” (2024)
Exploring ways to build a successful music program grounded in the truth and beauty of the Catholic tradition.
PDF Download • How to Sing Gregorian Chant Like Dom Pothier
Dom Lucien David gives a practical lesson in applying the method of Dom Pothier to a chant from the Kyriale.
PDF Download • “Entrance Chant” — 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
I’d love to hear you sing this!
PDF Download • “Funeral Music List” (17 Pages)
What we do undeniably involves a type of “performance.”
We Were Where Peter Is
Our contributor and her family are greeted by Pope Francis on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. May their faithful prayers be heard.
Can I Just Say?
By Corrinne May
Many of the choristers could not read music. How were they doing this?
Jeff Was Our Choir Director
A choir member from Jeff’s choir reflects on singing for the long-term and expresses gratitude to the Ostrowski family.
Jeff Has Left Los Angeles • “Final Communion”
We complain about the abysmal state of music in the Catholic Church—yet we ought to rejoice!
Kathleen Pluth discusses hymn writing with National Pastoral Musicians
A recent podcast interview on “Ministry Monday” (National Pastoral Musicians) with Amanda Bruce.
FREE • Sacred Music Symposium Books Available!
By Andrea Leal
These are packed with fascinating historical and musical information!
Excellent Choral Sound • “How Best Obtain This?”
Without rehearsal time, what can be done?
Mozart at Mass in Malaysia
Including a brief word about “Englishing” plain-chant.
“Schmaltzy” Pipe Organ Music At Mass?
Tinctoris said: “There is no music worth hearing save that written in the last 40 years.”
We’ve Heard From Sister Anne Flanagan, FSP!
Some believe this to be the Church’s most ancient 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 melody.
“Lauda Sion” (Sequence) • Too Lengthy, Or Not?
At the end of the American Civil War, nearly 33% of all currency in circulation was counterfeit.
Announcement! • New Director for Saint Paul’s Choir School in Harvard Square
“He’ll hold a position of national importance, especially in the eyes of those who work toward Catholic sacred music’s renewal from sea to shining sea.” —Dr. Tappan
What Corrinne Did For Us!
A few days ago, our organization scanned and released…
The Church’s Oldest Latin Eucharistic Hymn
May I tell you a secret?
Some Advice • “Recruiting Choir Members”
How does the conscientious choirmaster get this snowball rolling?
(Sad & Scandalous) • Catholic Denied Holy Communion Because He Knelt
We seek to verify the name of this priest.
PDF Download • “Saint Dunstan Hymnal” (158 pages)
How close are Anglicans to Catholics, in terms of their religious practices?
Choir Members Can’t Get Enough of This Piece
An English translation of “Veni Creator Spiritus.”
ABC’s “The View” Attacks the Traditional Latin Mass
If you were arrested and charged with being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?
PDF Download • SATB “Kyrie” for Small Choirs
This SATB setting by Father Francisco Guerrero is brief but magnificent.
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“Holy God, We Praise Thy Name” (Simplified)
A simplified keyboard accompaniment for pianists struggling to be organists.
Documentation • “In the Olden Days, Was Vernacular Sung During Liturgical Services?”
Including a splendid harmonization of “Holy God, We Praise Thy Name.”
Singing Bach At Mass? • “Yes! Yes! Yes!”
I wouldn’t argue if somebody made the claim that Sebastian Bach was “the most musical person who ever lived.”
PDF Download • Simplified Accompaniment for the famous Hymn: “Praise To The Lord”
According to Monsignor Franz Stemmer, the famous hymn “Praise to the Lord” originally came from the 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘣𝘶𝘤𝘩 (1665).
Near “Occasions” of Sin, Forgiveness, Psalms, Hymns, and the Artistic Temperament
Rachmaninoff never forgave Prokofiev for this, as anyone with a melancholic temperament will understand.
PDF Download • “Wedding Sheet” (Showing Prices)
Being hired as organist or choirmaster for Catholic weddings can be stressful.