pgonciarz

Random, nasty comments you've heard from parishioners
Shortly after I arrived at my parish in Lancaster NY, around October 2012, I had decided one of the first things on my agenda was to introduce a new Mass setting starting Advent. Now, Advent 2012 would have been a full year after the New Roman Miss…

Comment by pgonciarz October 2015 permalink
Ban on instruments on Good Friday
The uniquely Catholic custom of not using the organ or using it as little as possible from the Gloria on HT through the Gloria on EV is so beautiful and really brings to life our rich heritage. However, I think sometimes we need to think practicall…

Comment by pgonciarz April 2015 permalink
Organ in Lent...
Actually many organists, myself included use an organ prelude on both Palm Sunday and Holy Thursday. A well thought, organ prelude enhances Palm Sunday's joyous beginning to the liturgy. Perhaps a chorale prelude on St. Theodulph. And during…

Comment by pgonciarz March 2015 permalink
Holy Week: what's going on at your place? 2015 Edition
Our Lady of Pompeii RC Church, Lancaster, NY (about 13 miles east of Buffalo, NY) For our Easter Triduum, my Adult Choir collaborates with the Contemporary Ensemble which I oversee, but do not direct. I am completely in charge of Holy Week, althou…

Comment by pgonciarz March 2015 permalink
Postludes
I have been Music Director at a church in Lancaster NY, eastern suburb of Buffalo for about 2 years now. Church has a 1920 Moller that was acquired by one of my predecessors. Both of my predecessors (there were two organists that split the organ m…

Comment by pgonciarz December 2014 permalink
Christmas Postlude
Another one is Emma Lou Deimer's setting of Joy to the World, although I must say it's rather snarly and edgy harmonically. I am a big fan of BWV 729, although I feel that here in America, In dulci jubilo never really made it as a top 10 …

Comment by pgonciarz December 2014 permalink
Christmas Postlude
The best Christmas postlude known to man is a Toccata on Mendelssohn (Hark the Herald) by David Wilcocks. (It seems like it was written to follow his own hymn arrangement of the same tune) It can be found in the Oxford Book of Christmas Organ Music…

Comment by pgonciarz December 2014 permalink

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