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“Stabat Mater Dolorosa” • Four (4) Choral Settings
With a digression on ‘drab’ modern architecture.
“Spotted in the Wild” • (CCWatershed Members)
This clip was sent to us. The conductor is Martin Baker!
Clarence Thomas Speaks About The Eucharist
Justice Clarence Thomas attended the seminary for several years, including “Conception” (north of Kansas City).
PDF Download • “Holy Week Music Schedule” • Saint Mary’s in Norwalk, Connecticut
Expect to hear Morales, Palestrina, Victoria, Pierre de la Rue, Tallis, Haydn, Gounod, Rovetta, Lassus, Byrd, Senfl, Taverner, Wingham, and more.
Book Review: Good Music, Sacred Music, and Silence
Becoming Missionaries for the Beautiful
“Victimæ Paschali Laudes” • Thirty-One (31) Different Versions — Including Organ Accompaniments
This version by Father Adrian Fortescue is fascinating!
“Reprehensible Chrism Mass” • (Do Not Click)
A disturbing video sent to us from the Diocese of Superior (Wisconsin).
Church Music • “The Female Voice”
Msgr. Leo Manzetti foolishly wrote: “Church musicians, when experts in vocal art, agree that women’s voices are effeminate, sensuous, and operatic, hence un-churchly.”
Response to Jeff: Rhythmic Signs Again
I propose that we consider Dom Pothier’s method without making an unnecessary appeal to authority.
Jeff Ostrowski Attempts to Sing the Easter Introit
I opted for the Church’s official rhythm.
Dr. Alfred Calabrese Conducts In Boston Cathedral
“To Richard Clark, music director of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, few sounds are as joyful to hear as over 100 children singing in unison…”
PDF Download • Lenten Hymn + SATB Refrain
Professor Bouyer later admitted (in his memoirs) that his team of liturgical reformers had been doomed from the start, since their goal was “recasting from top to bottom—𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴!—an entire liturgy which had required twenty centuries to develop.”
“Response to Dr. Weaver” • 11 March 2024
“It would be a barbarous archaism to adopt this ancient custom in our time.” —Dom Guéranger
“Church Music Job” • Salary Between $50k – $70k
“I believe any dedicated choirmaster would love to team up with a pastor like this one!” —Jeff Ostrowski
The Day My Life Changed Forever
Do we believe sacred music exists?
Introit • “Laetare Jerusalem” (4th Sunday of Lent)
Sung according to the official rhythm of the Catholic Church.
Ronald Reagan: “My Greatest Dread”
Excerpt (60 seconds) from an interview done in 1985 by the “Reader’s Digest” magazine.
Paul Inwood: It’s a “Miracle” (his word) the Traditional Latin Mass Still Exists
How dare I broach such a subject?
Saint Paul’s Choir School • “My Reflections”
By Guest Author
Saint Paul’s Choir School is the only all boys Catholic choir school in the nation.
(5 March 2024) • Interview with Diana Corliss
In this interview, Diana speaks about (among other things) the “Colorado Sacred Music Conference.”
PDF Downloads • “Contemporary Sacred Music”
Readers often send us their compositions. Today, we’d like to share some!
“The Christian Can Only Be an Optimist!”
From a classic interview with Father Robert Skeris on EWTN.
“The Most Captivating Chorale” • (J. S. Bach)
“The mocking reed, and cruell ſpear, Their hate, his love diſplay.”
“Stabat Mater” • Jeff Attempts to Sing All the Voices
A gorgeous, luscious, contemporary setting by Gustaaf Nees (d. 1965).
PDF Downloads
“Simplified” Accomp. (1,700 downloads)
The last one I uploaded was downloaded more than 1,700 times in a matter of hours. Therefore, folks seem interested in such a project.
“Lenten Polyphony for Two Voices”
On 28 February 2024, we posted this article with two women singing at Mass. Specifically, they were singing a piece for Lent called “Open, O Hard and Sinful Heart.” Since that time, the video has garnered thousands of views on YouTube and reached more than 34,000 on Facebook. If you’d like to download a special […]
PDF Download • “Two-Voice Polyphony For Lent”
Found in a special choral collection by Maria von Trapp.
PDF Download • “For the Season of Lent” (SATB)
It even sounds great with four (4) singers: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass!
PDF Download • “Jesuit Martyrs of North America” (Stained Glass Window) — High Resolution
From “American Martyrs Catholic Church” in Manhattan Beach, California.
“Ite, Missa Est” • What Does That Actually Mean?
Bishop Ambo’s assertion that Mass was attended—for centuries—by a single woman (and nobody else) is bizarre.