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Singers Wanted: Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish Choir

I am auditioning professional and volunteer singers for the parish choir at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Kansas City, Missou…

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"Rapidly this morphed into 'entrance song' or 'opening song,' particularly if the sung item was not actually a hymn accompanied by the organ but a freer-song form accompanied…

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There have been times when I have felt totally uninspired and slog through a liturgy, and then somebody will come up to me and say how much they appreciate something - I think, really? but of course …

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I grew up in Evansville. The adjunct professor at UE is Robert Nicholls, who is very good. Perhaps try contacting him at his primary job at First Presbyterian Church: http://firstpresevansville.com/m…

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I purchased a reasonably priced study edition of the new Misal Romano from WLP before its merger with GIA; I'm not sure if they still issue it. Incidentally, I've been working on a bilingua…

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I would say that the washing of stinky feet, sweating blood, the sacrifice on the Cross, and the wounds are not ugly at all, but beautiful acts. I think he has a very narrow and misguided view of wha…

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Is that 1st edition GIRM available anywhere? I've found the 2nd edition online. One difference between that and the current GIRM I note is that the 2nd edition says that the Alleluia before the …

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"Is this better than silence?" is an excellent question we should all ask ourselves. Of course, this is all in a perfect world where we could institute these principles from the ground up. …

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Jared,

I am inclined to agree with you, and I believe that a more strict adherence to the principles of Musicam sacram would especially benefit small parishes with limited resources. S…

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Oh, that makes more sense, then. "Edited/written/expanded, whatever" is an apt description of that piece (others might call it "fraudulent"), and whatever it is was intended for u…

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"Ripieno" refers to the principal chorus, which on Italian organs can include various combinations. For more specific information, see Barbara Owen's The Registration of Baroque Organ …

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The long-term solution to building up a strong singing congregation is to promote musical literacy, and printing the tunes is one piece of that. Regarding texts of choral pieces: sung text, even with…

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It depends on how you define that "sacred music" barrier, but we are certainly trying to do good things at St. Brigid in Xenia, Ohio: a mix of solid hymnody and English propers, with plans …

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Interesting topic - I would tend to think there is a difference between those two questions, considering that Thanksgiving Day is full of cultural expectations that don't coincide with classic C…

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It is too convenient to dismiss Musicam sacram as out-of-date and irrelevant. Somebody please correct me if I am wrong, but as an ecclesial document, the only thing it would be superseded by would be…

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The Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake has a screen that was not historic, but added during the 90's renovation. It even has a modern liturgical function in making the chapel where the tabe…

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Has anybody had success using older copies of WIII by replacing the Mass settings? Now that, for instance, David Hurd's New Plainsong has been revised for the 2010 translation, I'm wonderin…

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For some reason, this thread has become a commentary on the musical style of Beethoven. He is one of the greatest composers to have ever lived. I've played plenty of Beethoven myself. I was once…

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With all due respect, many of you are missing Kevin's initial point. The issue is not strictly secular vs. sacred in concert; my understanding is that concerts presented in churches may include …

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Hello all - so far, this fundraising effort has gotten little traction, and I need your help. Why should you support a recording project by me, when there are so many other worthy causes to donate to…

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Jackson,

That is a definite possibility, if I get enough help with it. I do at least want the texts of the chants included on the site with downloads.

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I am excited to announce an ambitious project to record Charles Tournemire's complete L'Orgue Mystique, the massive cycle of chant-based organ music for the liturgical year. To save costs, …

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Sorry, just saw this. When I was teaching, I used the series of workbooks called A Young Singer's Journey, published by Hinshaw. They are good for developing both solfege and note-reading skills…

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After Passion Sunday, I won't have any Sunday responsibilities again until the fall. If anybody needs assistance with the Triduum, Easter or afterward, I'm available to either play or condu…

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Charles,

I have never served an EF community on any regular basis as part of my work, and I am not approaching it from that standpoint. I intentionally shied away from any comparison …

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One celebrant I knew would begin Mass with, "Good morning, and thank you for coming to Mass today." I always thought, "Why are you thanking us? We're not here to do you a favor.&q…

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Omaha may be out of the way for most folks, but if you have a chance, visit Martin Pasi's organ at St. Cecilia Cathedral. It is stunning.

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There are many good suggestions here. I would encourage having a look at www.imslp.org and browsing through the public-domain old organ rep, especially looking at the "historic" Catholic or…

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