Parish chant and poyphony success stories
  • James Flood
    Posts: 1
    As a music director at a parish, I've been carefully building a program away from liturgical pop music to sacred music, including chant and polyphony with quality choral singing. Our new pastor agrees that that this is a nice ideal but thinks that if we don't do enough Haugen/Haas/St. Louis Jesuits etc. attendance will suffer. I'm familiar with the amazing story of St. John Cantius in Chicago, but does anyone have further stories that I can share with my pastor to demonstrate that good music raises attendance?
  • DougS
    Posts: 793
    Check out the story of St. Martin of Tours in Louisville, KY .

    Here is another take on the same story.

    Put the details together and you will have one fine example to use with your pastor.
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