Nicholas_Will

Seeking help from people who been in pontifical institute of scared music Vatican
My own experience with PIMS is very similar to Mora's. The level of playing among the organ majors is impressive, and the chant program is very strong. I, too, escaped having to take an Italian proficiency exam, but proficiency is necessary f…

Comment by Nicholas_Will May 2019 permalink
Two Uncommon Settings of O Salutaris Hostia
The Schola Cantorum Franciscana of Franciscan University of Steubenville will be performing this lovely setting by Marcel Dupre this semester: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-SOPzMwKqk

Comment by Nicholas_Will January 2015 permalink
New Year's Eve/Day... whatcha got going on?
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Carnegie, Pennsylvania PRELUDE: Es ist ein Ros'- Brahms INTROIT: Salve, sancte Parens; Sing of Mary -- PLEADING SAVIOR GLORIA: Mass VIII/Mass for Four Voices -- Cima, arr. Latona PSALM: Guimont ALLELUIA: Christmas …

Comment by Nicholas_Will January 2015 permalink
Postludes

Comment by Nicholas_Will July 2014 permalink
Does the person who sings the psalm have to be a Catholic?
MJO, perhaps you are referring to Herman Berlinski?

Comment by Nicholas_Will April 2014 permalink
Large-Scale Settings of the Mass?
I second the Langlais "Messe Solennelle." One of his finest works. Anything by Rheinberger is also worth listening to.

Comment by Nicholas_Will March 2014 permalink
What funny things have you heard at Mass? (Updated Title)
Heard yesterday: "For he is like the refiner's fire, or like the fuller's rye."

Comment by Nicholas_Will February 2014 permalink
Organ is too loud!
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Comment by Nicholas_Will November 2013 permalink
Comments on Steubenville's Sacred Music Program?
I can't tell whether or not some of the previous comments are directed toward the Sacred Music Program at FUS, but I would like to reiterate that the focus and curriculum of the program have not changed with the new faculty. The "openness…

Comment by Nicholas_Will August 2013 permalink
Comments on Steubenville's Sacred Music Program?
Ben Yanke: Thank you for your kind words. Miacoyne: I am confident that the majority of the faculty and administration at FUS would agree with you. Returning to the statement about "contemporary liturgical practices": It is my under…

Comment by Nicholas_Will August 2013 permalink
Comments on Steubenville's Sacred Music Program?
Hello, everyone, As one of the professors hired to replace Drs. Weber and Keenan, please allow me to try and shed some light on this subject. Not one part of the curriculum of the Sacred Music Program at Franciscan University of Steubenville has b…

Comment by Nicholas_Will August 2013 permalink
A full-time job, advanced degree at part-time wages?
Not trying to be argumentative, but a quick google search shows that the diocessan organist is a professor at Duquesne in the composition dept. It doesn't appear he is full time with the diocese; from what I saw it appears that he is just the o…

Comment by Nicholas_Will July 2013 permalink
A full-time job, advanced degree at part-time wages?
The division of musical duties in the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston is a bit unorthodox. There actually *is* a full-time music position at the diocesan level: that of Diocesan Organist. The organist is based at St. Joseph Cathedral, but from wha…

Comment by Nicholas_Will July 2013 permalink
Organizing Mass settings in the pews
We have a similar situation at our parish. Three Masses sing one setting, the fourth another. I put both settings in one booklet (single 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock sheet, single fold) and leave them in the pews. The setting used most often comes first,…

Comment by Nicholas_Will July 2013 permalink
Mendelssohn's Wedding March for a Catholic Wedding
I agree wholeheartedly with Gavin and Paul_Onnonhoaraton (and others) on this one. The arguments made about the inappropriateness of this march are based solely on perceptions that simply no longer exist. It's a sad truth that you could play …

Comment by Nicholas_Will May 2013 permalink
Looking for Schubert's Ave Maria in A flat
http://www.freegigmusic.com/content/piano-vocal/pn-vcl_schubert--ave-maria/

Comment by Nicholas_Will April 2013 permalink
And so this happened at choir rehearsal last night . . . . .
Oh my...

Comment by Nicholas_Will September 2012 permalink
How to argue organ over piano
Regarding the argument of organ vs. piano in a small church of limited means: This problem was solved 150 years ago. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonium The same size as an upright piano and a fraction of the price of a Clavinova or Roland if …

Comment by Nicholas_Will September 2012 permalink
The Argument for Unpaid Church Musicians
@Andy: Too funny! "What would you say...ya do here?"

Comment by Nicholas_Will September 2012 permalink
A small pipe organ design.
Adam, Yes, I'm well aware that an instrument like ours would be out of reach for very small parishes. I've heard great things about Hauptwerk, and I think it would be a creative way for parishes with limited funds to achieve something of…

Comment by Nicholas_Will August 2012 permalink
A small pipe organ design.
Because his work has been mentioned a few times on this thread, I thought I'd chime in regarding Patrick Murphy. He just built and installed a 3m 26r instrument in our church (2,000 family, largely working-class suburban Pittsburgh parish), an…

Comment by Nicholas_Will August 2012 permalink
Anyone heading to Pittsburgh, PA next week for that thing?
It is, indeed, a gem of a city--a great place to live and work!

Comment by Nicholas_Will July 2012 permalink
Anyone heading to Pittsburgh, PA next week for that thing?
Guilty.

Comment by Nicholas_Will July 2012 permalink
Anyone heading to Pittsburgh, PA next week for that thing?
As a singer in the main convention Mass, and an organist for a couple of events throughout the week, I'd like to note that Fr. Chepponis and his committee have done a very admirable job in the planning and preparation of the liturgical elements…

Comment by Nicholas_Will July 2012 permalink
Schubert's Deutsche Messe
I, too, am not wild about the revised setting of the Gloria. I just ordered copies of the Mass, and will use the Sanctus and Agnus Dei, coupled with the missal chants for the Mysterium Fidei and Amen, and Proulx's Gloria Simplex. I think that…

Comment by Nicholas_Will July 2012 permalink
Why has the Catholic church placed being an organist above being a trained vocalist?
Although it probably goes without saying, I wanted to make it known that my above thoughts are commentary on generalities. There are always notable and important exceptions to the rule.

Comment by Nicholas_Will June 2012 permalink
Why has the Catholic church placed being an organist above being a trained vocalist?
"Plus, where does one go to be trained in vocal/choral church music?" Not to be cheeky, but my answer would be "to an organist!" If one examines the careers of the most successful church musicians over the past 500+ years, th…

Comment by Nicholas_Will June 2012 permalink
When is the Sequence?
Yes.

Comment by Nicholas_Will May 2012 permalink
When is the Sequence?
Yes, the sequence is required for Pentecost Day (but not the vigil). It occurs between the second reading and the Alleluia. I'm assuming you're dealing with an ordinary form mass. I believe in the extraordinary form, the sequence re…

Comment by Nicholas_Will May 2012 permalink
What funny things have you heard at Mass? (Updated Title)
I, too, have heard reference to "Anus" in the Passion narrative. I've also heard a cantor leave out a very important "r" in "prostrate." The lector was my father, the cantor my dear wife. Although I must cut her…

Comment by Nicholas_Will May 2012 permalink

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