Catholic musicians gathered to blog about liturgy and life
The Church Music Association of America commissioned a new Mass Ordinary setting in preparation for the 2024 Sacred Music Colloquium, held in Champaign, IL this summer.
Daniel Knaggs‘ Misa Santiago was performed for the first time this summer.
Here is a video recording of the Señor, ten piedad (Kyrie) from that Mass as sung by Colloquium participants this summer:
For access to the entire Mass setting, please visit our Spanish Resources page.
The Church Music Association of America is pleased to announce that several virtual sessions on various topics are being offered in the coming months.
Construyendo un programa de Música Sacra en su parroquia
Descubra cómo una implementación gradual puede traer grandes cambios.
Panelistos: José Ballón Mario Fayas Gustavo Zayas
Esta sesión de una hora será el 16 de septiembre de 2024 a las 20 horas (EDT).
Registro disponible para todos; No se requiere membresía CMAA.
Zoom Session for Priests
Discuss how to foster a great Sacred Music program in your parish with our panel of priests. Panelists include: Rev. David Carter, Rev. Michael Connelly, Rev. Robert Pasley, Rev. Alfredo Porras, and Rev. Brent Stull, with Rev. Pasley moderating.
This session is open to priests only; CMAA membership is not required.
This one-hour session will take place on September 26, 2024, 8 pm Eastern (5 pm Pacific).
The Basics of Gregorio
Join Dr. Charles Weaver, as he leads you through the basics of using the excellent tool for Gregorian chant engraving – Gregorio.
This session is open to CMAA Members.
This one-hour session will take place on October 21, 2024, 8 pm Eastern (5 pm Pacific).
Troubleshooting Vocal Problems
Join Dr. MeeAe Cecilia Nam in this one-hour session to learn more about vocal problems and what to do about them.
This session is open to CMAA Members.
This session will take place on November 4, 2024, 8 pm Eastern (5 pm Pacific).
Plan a Summer Chant Camp
Join in the discussion with our panelists to learn how to plan your own parish chant camp for next summer. Mary Ann Carr Wilson, Lisa Knutson, and Anders Bergmann generously share their expertise and experience with registrants.
This one-hour session will take place on November 18, 2024 at 8 pm Eastern (5 pm Pacific).
This session is open to all CMAA Members.
Register for any of these events here: REGISTRATION
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A little about Watts and Co.:
Founded in 1874, Watts & Co. has grown from a small firm of Gothic Revival architects to the purveyor of the finest vestments, choir wear, fabrics, and furnishings to churches worldwide.
Heir to his fifth-generation family business, Robert Hoare, took on the prestigious mantle and continues to guide its growth into the 21st century.
Robert’s ancestor, Sir Gilbert Scott Jr, one of the founders of Watts, converted to Catholicism through his encounter with St John Henry Newman. Since then, Watts has seen its relationship with the Church blossom, supplying priests, parishes, choirs and religious communities worldwide with unique vestments, choir wear and liturgical fabrics of timeless beauty.
‘People who come to us discover a craftmanship here which has been carefully preserved from generation to generation,’ explains Robert. At the heart of Watts’ practice is the message of Pope Benedict XVI: beauty is not mere decoration rather an essential element of the liturgical action.
Celebrating its 150 years anniversary this year, Robert Hoare is passionate to maintain and develop the company’s mission of contributing to the beauty of the liturgy far into the future.
Plan to join the weekend workshop August 25-27, 2023 on sacred music at St. Anthony of Padua Parish, 250 Burrin, Winnipeg, MB.
The workshop is targeted for beginners who wish to learn the fundamentals of Gregorian Chant, fostering a deeper appreciation of sacred music and equipping attendees with tools and knowledge to bring beautiful music to use at their parishes.
A Parish Book of Chant book will be provided for each registrant, as well as all needed materials for the workshop and lunch on Saturday, all for the very reasonable cost of CA$75.
The workshop will be led by Catherine Helferty.
Schedule of events:
Friday, August 25, 2023
1:30 pm – Registration
2:00 pm – Rehearsal for Sext
3:30 pm – Break
3:45 pm – Talk on Jubilate Deo
4:45 pm – Break
5:00 pm – Rehearsal for Mass
6:00 pm – Dinner (on your own)
Saturday, August 26, 2023
9:00 am – Rehearsal for Mass
10:15 am – Break
10:30 am – Rehearsal for Sext
11:45 am – Break
12:00 pm – Sext
12:30 pm – Lunch (provided)
1:30 pm – Rehearsal for Mass
3:00 pm – Break
Sunday, August 27, 2023
10:00 am – Rehearsal for Mass
11:00 am – Holy Mass
To register, please contact the workshop organizers at: winnipegchant@gmail.com, or by telephone at: 204-330-7174
CALL FOR PAPERS
Annual Meeting of the Society for Christian Scholarship in Music
Deadline for proposals, October 1, 2022
Conference dates: March 2–4, 2023
Conference web site: www.scsmusic.org
Conference venue: Duke Divinity School, Durham, NC
Individual papers, research posters, panels, and lecture recitals on any topic related to the study of music and Christianity are welcome. We invite submissions representing a variety of approaches and perspectives, including ethnomusicology, historical musicology, theory and analysis, philosophy, theology, liturgy, congregational music, as well as other methodologies. All submissions should have a clear title. Lecture-recital proposals should contain the list of pieces with approximate timings.
SCSM encourages submissions from current graduate students. A $250 prize will be awarded for the best paper presented by a graduate student at the meeting. In addition, graduate students whose proposals are accepted are eligible to apply for travel assistance from the SCSM Graduate Student Travel Fund.
Note: We are planning on an in-person meeting, along with some online offerings. When submitting a proposal, please indicate whether you intend to present in person or via online. (Changes in presentation format may be possible, but only up to a deadline to be determined by the program committee.) Regardless, all conference participants need to be available during the days of the conference for synchronous sessions.
Please visit the conference website for proposal details. Please send submissions or questions to Mark Peters, program committee chair, at mark.peters@trnty.edu.
The Church Music Association of America is pleased to announce the first Fall Sacred Music Workshop for Chant and Polyphony. This four-day workshop offers participants the opportunity to study chant and polyphony with outstanding directors and presenters Dr. Horst Buchholz, Dr. Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka, David Hughes, Dr. William Mahrt, and Rev. Robert Pasley. We also welcome guest speakers Maggie Gallagher, of the Benedict XVI Institute, and Fr. Samuel Weber, of St. Patrick’s Seminary.
Participate in singing the beautiful liturgies with the CMAA on September 15, 16, and 17 at St. Patrick’s Seminary in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, California. Join in with morning and night prayer and enjoy an evening with sung Vespers and an organ recital.
Lodging will be available at Vallombrosa Retreat Center during the workshop. Full meals and lodging are available for participants. Commuter options also available.
Liturgies will be at St. Patrick’s Seminary.
CANTORES IN ECCLESIA presents
JAMES MACMILLAN
SEVEN LAST WORDS FROM THE CROSS & ONE EQUAL MUSIC
with guest conductor DAVID HILL
7:30pm Wednesday, April 13, 2022
James MacMillan’s Seven Last Words from the Cross (1994) is one of the most intense works of choral music written in the last generation. It is a large piece in seven movements, each reflecting on one of the dying statements of Christ as recorded in the gospels. MacMillan borrows freely from traditional sources such as Scottish funeral laments and the ceremonies of Holy Week, adding his own distinctive musical style and vast emotional
range. MacMillan’s One Equal Music (2016) was commissioned by John Morrill in memory of his wife, Frances. The text is taken from a prayer by John Donne. The Portland performance will be the North American premier of this new work.
Renowned for his fine musicianship, David Hill is widely respected as both a choral and orchestral conductor. His talent has been recognized by his appointments as Musical Director of The Bach Choir, Music Director of Leeds Philharmonic Society, Associate Guest conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Principal Conductor of Yale Schola Cantorum. He was Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers from September 2007 to September 2017 and is a former Music Director of Southern Sinfonia.
Mr. Hill has had a long association with Cantores in Ecclesia, beginning in 1987, when the choir sang for Mass in Westminster Cathedral in London. He came to Portland the following year to give an organ recital and to conduct Charles Marie Widor’s Mass for Two Choirs and Two Organs. Since then, he has conducted Cantores in Ecclesia on several occasions over the years.
Read David’s full bio HERE.
About Cantores in Ecclesia: Blake Applegate, director
For over thirty years, Cantores in Ecclesia (singers in church) has specialized in Gregorian chant and sacred polyphony within the liturgical context of the Latin Mass of the Catholic Church. Cantores in Ecclesia has sung for concerts and liturgies at home and abroad, including tours to Mexico, Spain, France, England and Italy, and has recorded compact discs, including three chant recordings for Oregon Catholic Press. The choir has been featured in print media and on the internet, including articles in BBC Music Magazine, Brainstorm and The Early Music Review, and has established itself as a leader in liturgical performance, winning loyal supporters at home and gold medals in international competition. This August marks the 23st season of the choir’s William Byrd Festival (www.byrdfestival.org), an annual gathering of musicians and musicologists for two weeks of lectures, sung liturgies, recitals and concerts in honor of William Byrd, widely considered Renaissance England’s greatest composer. Cantores in Ecclesia, Ltd., is a 501 (c) 3 organization.
