I've located another possible source for helping with organizing our Vespers project: the Mundelein Psalter. The Introduction & Pastoral Guide is a very informative read. It includes this very useful & compelling statement...
"The singing of chant must be characterized by the three virtues of sobriety, simplicity, & restraint. This requires on the part of the singer a mind disciplined in the art of prayer as well as in the art of music. There must never be a sensation of dragging in the rendition of the chant. It must be sung lightly & it must move."
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