Spring Sacred Music Mystery - Help
  • Jeffrey TuckerJeffrey Tucker
    Posts: 3,624
    In my own view, the Spring issue of Sacred Music is the most beautiful and substantive ever printed. Love to hear your view, and I know many people have received it.

    However, yesterday I picked up the overages of the printing and there were way too many actually, far more than there should be. Then I realized: my own personal copy never came. Several others said the same.

    Now, I'm wondering if there is some gigantic snafu going on here.

    Can you tell me whether you have received yours so I can get some hints as to what is going on, and say whether you are domestic or foreign? Thanks!
  • mhjell
    Posts: 32
    Spring issue received several weeks ago. Domestic. North Carolina
  • Heath
    Posts: 933
    Received a few weeks back, domestic. Jeffrey, loved everything about the issue! . . . except for the cartoon drawings. Could have done without those.
  • Jeffrey TuckerJeffrey Tucker
    Posts: 3,624
    oh yes, the cartoons. Well, I suggested to the designer that we lighten up a bit. Maybe it was a bit too light in some spots.
  • Jeffrey TuckerJeffrey Tucker
    Posts: 3,624
    notice the new paper? Makes everything look amazing.
  • Charles in CenCA
    Posts: 2,416
    Got it last week in CenCA, normal USPS.
    Yes, the cartoons don't reflect MJB's solid common sense.
    Glad to have the entire essay by Metropolitan Hilarion.
    Kurt's litte piece on ars celebrandi-priceless!

    Yes, yes, yes, Jeffrey, the quality of the paper is, well, I'm speechless.
    Btw, I had a Homer Simpson "Doh!" moment when I sang the first Kyrie of Fr. Weber's piece; like, why didn't I think of that?!? (You'll just have to read it yourselves, folks!)
  • Jeffrey TuckerJeffrey Tucker
    Posts: 3,624
    what about the paper? :)
  • rollingrj
    Posts: 344
    Received my copy and am working my way through it. The new paper gives it an even more profession look.
  • Charles in CenCA
    Posts: 2,416
    Ron, you're always so kind! My best to you and your family. St. Francis is looking after your shepherd, f'sure.
  • M. Jackson Osborn
    Posts: 8,368
    This is one of the better issues, though they are all very good. My favourite was the one a year or two ago with Fr Kirby's essay on the theology of chant.

    As for the paper - it is nice... maybe an improvement

    As for the cartoons - they are definitely, without question, more than a few steps downward. Really out of place. Silly.
    That's not to say, though, that some more truly gifted examples of the cartoonist's or caricaturist's art might perhaps maybe be considered with great, very great reserve. If decided upon, it needs to be art and make a statement.

    Also, some time ago there was enquiry about the identity of the cover art. And I believe JT stated that it would be identified in future issues - but this never happened. I suggest again that the cover art should be identified, perhaps somewhere on the credits page, or on the back cover, or somewhere.
  • David DeavyDavid Deavy
    Posts: 105
    Jeff,

    Received copy two weeks ago, Love the glossy look paper.

    Domestic - Zip code 41075

    David Deavy
  • Daniel Bennett PageDaniel Bennett Page
    Posts: 833
    Not received.
    Baltimore, MD 21201
  • Jeffrey TuckerJeffrey Tucker
    Posts: 3,624
    ok Daniel. I don't believe this is a shipping problem. I suspect a bug in here somewhere. Something is just wrong. Wish I could figure it out.
  • noel jones, aagonoel jones, aago
    Posts: 6,605
    Not here... TN 37329 --- domestic...
  • fp
    Posts: 63
    Got it! TN 37377!
    Beautiful issue, very nice paper!
    Thanks !!!!
    FP
  • chonakchonak
    Posts: 9,157
    Got it in MA 02180.
  • IanWIanW
    Posts: 756
    This wonderful foreign publication dropped through my domestic letterbox some weeks ago.
  • Charles in CenCA
    Posts: 2,416
    Come to it, Fr. Weber's KYRIALE just sings right off those glossy pages, JT, I mean I can actually hear Ostrowski's dulcet tenor at ten paces, just by keeping the pages open! Or is it Turk, or JDE or Matt Curtis?
    Seriously, between Weber, Kelly, SEP/Bartlett, Jones, CCW/Ostrowski, how am I supposed to choose?
    Oh....wait a moment, new voices coming through the pages.....
    I think it's Mahrt now, or maybe Schaefer...."Charles, go to the source light, to the GR, GS and GM, we're waiting for you."
    Hang on, Paul Ford's singing to me now! Gotta go.
  • vincentuher
    Posts: 134
    Received - Domestic

    The cartoons....best sent inter-office, but not in the pages of such a beautifully conceived issue.
  • Carl DCarl D
    Posts: 992
    Got mine last week, Colorado.
  • JennyJenny
    Posts: 147
    Got mine. Maryland 2157
    Beautiful issue. Was impressed by the paper and the number of excellent articles.
    Love Fr. Kirby.
  • mhjell
    Posts: 32
    Forgot to mention - I prefer the previous more matted look. The enhanced glossiness increases glare from various kinds of lighting. Maybe it's better for preserving the print quality over time?
  • Jeffrey TuckerJeffrey Tucker
    Posts: 3,624
    wow, that's an interesting comment. I like it because I was feeling a profound sense of regret for not having changed the paper earlier. Goes to show that there is no one right way for everyone.
  • Charles in CenCA
    Posts: 2,416
    Goes to show that there is no one right way for everyone.

    In the immortal query of Dr. Emilio Lizardo to Buckaroo Banzai, JT, "Don'na you know whaddayou saying?"
    You've just generically abrogated the whole raisin bran duhtruh of CMAA! ;-)
  • Mary Ann
    Posts: 49
    Rec'd in Iowa a few weeks ago (50432). Many thanks to all for your hard work!
  • mjballoumjballou
    Posts: 993
    Well, I was rather surprised by the cartoons, but then I'm the "comic relief" in an issue with such august company. My objection to clay paper is the feel, but then was I was a periodical indexer in one of my earlier lives.
  • Charles in CenCA
    Posts: 2,416
    I was a periodical indexer in one of my earlier lives.


    In the immortal query of Dr. Emilio Lizardo to Buckaroo Banzai, MJB, "Don'na you know whaddayou saying?"
    You just "outed" yourself as a Hindu, Buddhist or Rosicrucian Reincarnationist! Egads, "no right way"...."my earlier lives....", I need a colloquium. Or a colonic. Or a....
  • ProfKwasniewskiProfKwasniewski
    Posts: 242
    Rec'd the issue, and in Wyoming, of all places, the end of the earth, least populated of the 50 states. Loved the paper. Loved the content even more, esp. Mahrt's paper on active participation, and Weber's Mass.

    THANK YOU.
  • -b
    Posts: 55
    Received in Texas. Great issue. I thought everything had already been said about how attentive listening is also active participation, but Dr. Mahrt's article contained rich insights, so eloquently stated. I also appreciated the Mozart article for its concise review of sonata form in the Classical period. I hungrily devour each issue of Sacred Music--many thanks to all the contributors! And I hope the distribution problem will get clarified without much trouble. Paper is fine with me, either way.
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