Dear Friends,

This past summer I did an in-person interview with a journalist in Norcia, Italy (prior to the unfortunate earthquake there!), on the greatness of the Catholic sacred music tradition. She subsequently published it with Aleteia in three parts:

Part 1: Sacred music is alive and well (this one's about my journey as a church musician)
Part 2: “Human beings need beautiful things” (this is about the Magisterium on sacred music)
Part 3: How to bring better sacred music to your parish (this is the practical bit: advice on how to get better music into your parish -- wherein the CMAA features largely.)

http://aleteia.org/2016/08/22/catholic-composers-inspired-by-the-past-should-make-their-own-contribution-to-the-arts/
http://aleteia.org/2016/08/23/human-beings-need-beautiful-things/
http://aleteia.org/2016/08/24/how-to-bring-better-sacred-music-to-your-parish/

I've been told that Parts 2 & 3 are helpful to those who are just getting into the subject (e.g., musicians, parishioners, clergy, who are still trying to figure out whether there is such a thing as sacred music and what to do about it).