Melismatic Gregorian Chant from Japan The Chant Café

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Melismatic Gregorian Chant from Japan

Because we are so often told that Gregorian chant appeals to a narrow demographic due to its inherent Eurocentricity

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Catholic liturgical music is serious, solemn, transcendent, but Catholic musicians are never more fun and inspiring than when they are talking about what they love most. This is what happens at sacred music events around the world: the social and intellectual are critically important elements. The musicians (and music enthusiasts) at the Chant Café, a project of the Church Music Association of America, bring that sense of life and love to the digital world. As St. Augustine said, "Cantare amantis est."

Among the contributors:

Arlene Oost-Zinner, programs director CMAA and chant director St. Cecilia Schola | archive
Adam Bartlett, Director of Sacred Music, Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral, Phoenix, and Editor of Illuminare Publications | archive
Kathleen Pluth, S.T.L, hymn writer and catechist.
Fr. Christopher Smith is a priest in Beaufort, SC, currently studying in Paris | archive
Jeffrey Tucker, managing editor Sacred Music journal and polyphony director St. Cecilia Schola | archive

Adam Wood, church musician and writer at Music for Sunday.

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