I've always thought that his 'something else' was a far more mature work than his 'something'. Are there any other opinions about this?

I heard something amazing. At the TLM Missa Cantata I attended, the music was by the book, propers from the Liber, with Mass VIII and Credo III, very nicely sung by the parish schola of men and women. What was amazing was the 5-6-7 year old boy in the seat next to me. I was duly impressed to hear him and his elder sister heartily singing the Kyrie and Gloria of Missa de Angelis, and reading along the notation in the program.

This turned to utter amazement when he kept singing along during the Gradual and Tract! His mother occasionally pointed out to him in the program the words of what was being sung (there was no notation for those pieces). He sang along both notes and words, maybe a split second behind the schola!

When the Offertory came (the exquisite Ave Maria from Advent), he started singing along again. I had brought my Liber to follow the propers (without singing them myself). So I showed him my Liber and pointed out the notation with my finger, at which point, he bent over a little and sang the rest out of the book! What a talent God has given this boy!

After Mass, the family left right away—it was an evening Mass, maybe a bit late for such young ones. So I didn't meet or talk with them.

This has nothing to do with Sullivan's cool story, but his story reminded me of a recent post on the Facebook Organists group.

An organist posted that they were driven insane throughout the service because it seemed the organ was acting oddly / slightly out of tune / certain pipes were sounding when he wasn't trying to get them to sound. He was later alerted (after trying to find the problem) that a man brought his flute with him and played along from the congregation.

Aristotle, I saw Fr. Z's report on your TLM yesterday and was admiring the program. Pictures here.

There was no regularly scheduled parish mass for the Annunciation, though there was a mass for some of the school children. We usually have a weekday mass on Wednesdays, but it was canceled for Lent, we only have three priests in residence you see.

That is so sad, StephenMatthew. What would Pope Francis say to that, I wonder. I'm not always in perfect harmony with papal statements, but I do greatly admire the Holy Father's pastoral strategy of accompaniment. (cf. Karol Wojtyla)

Lord, who threw out these forty (-four) days?

No music.
No Gloria.
No genuflection during Creed, because no Creed.
No homily.

No hope.

(Save the Liturgy, Save the World)

BTW, you may notice the preponderance of the music pointing to Christ first, then Mary. This is due to some very good liturgical theology teaching by our Rector, who believes that this feast is principally Christological rather than Marian.

Offertory Motet: Super Dixit Maria (Hassler)

They sang SUPER DIXIT MARIA at the Offertory?