Paolo

Palm Sunday
Finally, here's how the Passion reading went in our parish: the innovation was that the text was divided into four sections, corresponding to four different "scenes," read continuously by four readers. On Palm Sunday, musical passages…

Comment by Paolo April 6 permalink
Palm Sunday
Thank you for the encouragement, but this year it would be impossible, it could be next year. We are happy that our choir is singing Gregorian chant and classical polyphony in churches belonging to a parish where they were not used to. One step at …

Comment by Paolo March 25 permalink
Palm Sunday
Well, I am going to discuss the topic with other people involved in the choice and present the objections to choral music during the reading of the Gospel. I understand the good intention of the priest: as the reading of the passion is quite long, h…

Comment by Paolo March 22 permalink
Palm Sunday
Thank you for your competent observations. It definitely seems that to sing during the reading of the Passion is not a good idea! In my defense I can say that we are not going to sing a lot, and not "congregational" hymns. The only piece t…

Comment by Paolo March 21 permalink

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