Claire H

St. Anne Roman Catholic Parish has an immediate opening for an alto section leader. The ideal candidate will be a practicing Catholic (others will also be considered) with the following qualities:

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It is Richard Hillert!

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...looking for an arrangement of "Come, Holy Ghost" for a beginner/intermediate handbell choir meditation. I perused the GIA option by Jeffery Honore but didn't find the hymn tune reco…

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@Nisi, we have a few high-quality condenser mics that we already use in the choir area (currently front right of church) and these would be repurposed. 100% agree on the goal of "as natural as p…

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I have a new advanced men's schola forming and so far it is three equal (baritone) voices. They are doing a fair amount of chant, but as far as polyphonic rep, I'd love to receive some reco…

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@Salieri — Yes, the other departments (the only other one that would tend to have program-specific fundraisers and donations was Youth Ministry) are being expected to follow the same protocol.
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I appreciate the various thoughts and feedback.

The pastor and I are actually quite good friends and have very open communication. He sincerely much wants me here. The Director of Fin…

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@Kathy, we used to have this. There also was a button on the online giving portal. It's just in the recent months that it is being opposed. With last year being a tight year, they "want to …

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@tomjaw, you are correct: "one big pot, to dole money out of to suit their priorities".

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I am going to do a little experimentation this coming week with homemade shields (https://youtu.be/HHUrSX2cJyA). While my personal preference would be not to have anything over the face/mouth, if I a…

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Our various scholas will come together for their 2nd annual spring concert on May 31 (Feast of the Visitation), and the theme this year is "Magnificat anima mea". Among other selections, ea…

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A small story...

I taught at our RE parent sessions last week (all the parents of K-5 have a class while their children are in session, which is great). Topic was "Sacred Music in…

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Order of Worship is what we call the tri-fold congregational handout here. I was just curious to survey.

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Thank you, Chris. Somehow the link didn't come through...trying again!

https://www.musicroom.com/product-detail/product27685/variant27685/george-dyson-i-will-worship/

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madorganist and rarty, it would make more sense to me if it were the first syllable, but in both the Gregorian Missal and Lumen Christi Gradual, it is usually just one letter (after the first extra-l…

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Chris, that is a valid point. In addition to the benefits of watching and hearing recordings of excellent choirs, I do wish there were a few solid video lessons on the basics of healthy tone producti…

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I know I am not alone in this experience: those who don't read music at all (or think they don't) find chant notation fairly easy to absorb (at least for simple melodies), while adults who …

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Solfege (with moveable Do/La-based minor) has transformed the way I approach sight-singing, both for myself and for all those I teach. For adult singers who already know how to read the treble/bass c…

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Friends,

I'm looking for a digital copy or link to an article from the Winter 2006 issue of "Sacred Music":

The Ascendant Tone and the Desire for the Tran…

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The pedal etudes in this book are quite helpful!

https://smile.amazon.com/Organists-Manual-Technical-Selected-Compositions/dp/0393954617/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1483567674&sr=8-…

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Friends,

With the implementation of the updated Rite for Order of Celebrating Matrimony within Mass, my pastor is having us include the proper entrance and communion chants for all Nup…

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Does anyone have video or audio from this year's follies? Some of my friends back home are asking to see David Hughes' improv. :-)

Claire

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An organist I used to sing with said that the cantor at the previous Mass had sung "they mock me with parted lips, they wag their tails" (Ps 22) instead of "wagged their heads". :D

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Anybody read my link? Reportedly he was quick to house the Latin Mass in his diocese. He may be simple, but that doesn't necessarily mean he lacks appreciation for reverent liturgy.

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Thought some of you may be interested in this post:

http://holysoulshermitage.com/2013/03/13/pope-saint-francis-promotes-summorum-pontificum-of-pope-benedict-xvi/

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Somehow this thread is both piercingly painful and beautifully hopeful...somehow disheartening and heartening all at the same time. Tomboysuze, thank you for your witness. I am very moved by your pos…

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Are there any audio recordings of this?

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Can I just say I love this thread? :)

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Fernando, me interesa mucho leer la lista de música de su parroquia. Mis varios coros de adultos y niños también cantaron “Gaudete” esta navidad – ¿ustedes usaron la versión tradicional? (como aquí: …

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Philip,

Having a choir ready to sing Spanish polyphony would be rare and splendid, indeed!

A few resources I suggest:

http://www.cipoo.net/music_a.html (t…

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Sorry for delay!

For All Saints, my choir is singing:

Caminaré #551 F&C - matches Psalm for the day, and well-known by the congregation here

Letanía d…

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Tied up now but will try to write in suggestions tomorrow!

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I love these kind of ideas. THANK YOU FROGMAN FOR YOUR WONDERFUL RESOURCES!

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SamuelDorlauque is right...I find that in my situation, even thought it seems like there are sometimes a blow of obstacles/opposition from members of the congregation, the fact that I work under a hu…

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Many good points have been expressed in this thread. I think that MichaelM's general point is valuable. Continuing to beat "the big 3" - and especially writing them off as totally bene…

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Friends, could we find or arrange a Spanish version of the Corpus Christi Sequence? I'd like to use it either at Mass that day and/or during our big outdoor procession, when we sing trilingually…

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I've been using "Escuchanos, Senor" (Spanish version of "Attende Domine" chant -- it's actually in Flor & Canto!) every week of Lent during Communion. My Spanish cho…

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