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The Sacred Music Institute of America's "Sacred Music Saturdays" online seminar series returns this year with free of charge online events designed for clergy, music directors, organis…

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The Sacred Music Institute of America's spring semester begins on 18 January and it is not too late to register! This semester's online courses include:

"Gregorian Chant…

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As part of the Sacred Music Institute of America's new monthly lecture series, Dr. William Mahrt will give a lecture (and Zoom question and answer session) on the role of chant in the liturgy th…

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As part of the Sacred Music Institute of America’s ongoing commitment to provide quality online training for church musicians, we are thrilled to announce our new monthly online lecture series, “Sacr…

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The course content is sent out weekly and students have one week to view the lecture and submit any assignments before the next week's materials are released. There are also discussions/Q&A…

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Brief course descriptions:
“Gregorian and English Chant I” will be taught by Dr. William Mahrt, who also teaches musicology and the performance of Medieval and Renaissance music at Stan…

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The Sacred Music Institute of America is offering three ten-week online courses this fall: "Gregorian and English Chant I" taught by Dr. William Mahrt, and "History of Sacred Music&qu…

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One of our priests posted signs near all of the doors asking visitors to maintain a "reverent silence" prior to Mass. The other, who is a bit blunter, has been known to inform wedding gues…

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In my former diocese, most of the full time positions were "Director of Music and Liturgy." As a convert with a very secular bachelor's degree in vocal performance (but I did play a n…

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When I worked in a diocesan parish, I received three weeks off per year. There was no maternity leave and I'd used up my time off when I had pneumonia during my first pregnancy, so the month I …

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Many excellent responses above-- I hold a bachelor's degree in vocal performance and a master's in sacred music (with organ as my primary instrument) and, for me, the master's degree w…

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Chris Garton-Zavesky,
As several people have posted above, Veteran's Day honors the living, not the fallen. The third verse, which states, "O may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and b…

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At the West Point Catholic Chapel, where the sacred and the military often intersect, some of our standard options are "For All the Saints" (with the more militant verses, not the edited ve…

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A personal observation, rather than a direct answer to the question:
The final "inciting incident" which led to my conversion was when the organist I was dating at the time wished to…

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My prior parish spent over a year investigating hardbound hymnals to replace "Breaking Bread." While my first choice was St. Michael (which my current parish is planning to get within the …

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You may also wish to contact Chaz Bowers at Seton Hill University regarding their Certificate in Sacred Music program: https://www.setonhill.edu/academics/meet-the-faculty/detail/chaz-bowers-msm/

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In addition to St. Paul Cathedral, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Carnegie has a good traditionally-minded music program-- just make sure you go to the 11:30 Sunday Mass, as the music varies markedly dep…

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Currently, the Catholic Chapel at West Point uses the ICEL Chant Mass and Heritage Mass; we are hoping to introduce at least one additional setting in the fall (I've only been here since January…

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And that reminds me of another one from a wedding which I attended: the cantor wasn't sure if the verse or refrain came next in "You Are Mine." The result was, "I am afraid I am…

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We have a fairly high number of weddings at the USMA Catholic Chapel (two today, and at least one, sometimes two, every weekend from now until late July). When working with that many couples, most o…

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Will never forget Pentecost at my first parish; the recessional hymn was "Creator Spirit, By Whose Aid." Verse 2 should begin, "O Source of uncreated light, the Father's promised…

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