Active Participation or Not?
“Somehow, an amplified soloist drowning out everyone else is deemed ‘active participation,’ but a choir of thirty voices singing polyphony is not.” —Patrick Williams
congregational singing
Fourth-Century Advice for Choir Directors
A passage from Nicetas of Remesiana remains eminently applicable today.
Let This Holy Building Shake with Joy!
Sometimes everything comes together. How is this achieved? Here are a few ways.
Permission Needed to Replace the Propers?—(1 of 7)
“Tacit approval” alone isn’t getting the job done. It is abdicating authority to composers and publishers, pastors and liturgists.
Easy Organ Hymns for Catholics
There is a built in tendency for nervous musicians to rush things – I think as your heart beats faster, your perception of time is dilated. As you build more confidence your sense of timing improves too.
Basic Steps To Improve Music At Your Parish — Part 3
Turn off the microphones. This can be a challenge when many parishes and even some cathedrals are enamored of carpeting – to say nothing of seat cushions!
Mass in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Star of the Sea
Michael Olbash’s “Mass in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Star of the Sea” demonstrates the mandate of Pope Saint Pius X that music for the liturgy be Sacred, Beautiful, and Universal.
Mass In Honor Of Saint Isaac Jogues
Using the New Translation of the Roman Missal.
Mass in Honor of Pope Saint John Paul II
FREE DOWNLOAD of the complete score AND recordings.
PREVIEW – Mass in Honor of Pope Saint John Paul II
Preview of the “Mass in Honor of Pope Saint John Paul II” Listen to the Gloria!
Mass of the Angels | Congregational Mass Setting in English
“My opinion is that this is one of the best congregational settings of the new texts.” — Adam Wood
Disparagement Is Not Helping the Cause of Liturgical Reform
Disparagement is not catechesis. It is destructive. If we are to catechize and evangelize, we must put God first, not our own preferences. Meanwhile, we must catechize and strive for the ideal.
Gregorian Propers at a Nuptial Mass in “Southie”?
“Southie” is a section of Boston better known from the films “Good Will Hunting” and “The Departed.” It is also infamous for the convicted murderer and gangster, James “Whitey” Bulger. But, yes, glorious Gregorian Propers, polyphony, and hymnody at a Nuptial Mass in “Southie.”
Tallis Scholars Live
In Praise of A Polyphonic Credo
How “Catholic” Is Congregational Singing?
John Paul II asked your forgiveness in 1980 … did you forgive him?