Sacred Music Colloquim XXI

If any of you are interested in really taking a bite out of sacred music, here is an amazing opportunity: the 2010 Sacred Music Colloquium XXI in Pittsburg, PA.

Click on the pic at left for the webpage with the details.

I've only been to the weekend workshop in D.C. & was absolutely blown away, by both the amount of musical knowledge I absorbed & by the spirituality of the gathering.

The webpage includes a pretty good video about Colloquium XIX, which even has a guest appearance by East Tennessee Catholic editor & director of the Benedict XVI Schola, Mary Weaver.

I think a few of the Latin Mass choristers are hoping to attend, as do I. I think once we begin to practice our 3-voice motets (see list at right), you will be hooked & will want to learn & experience as much as possible.

BTW: I've ordered several copies of the Parish Book of Chant for our group, but it seems they are back-ordered until April! Until then, we'll just work off copies from the PDF file.

Gratias Tibi!

Gents - Great job singing at the Neighborhood yesterday! A lot of folks there voiced their appreciation to me, including Cynthia who invited us.

This was also a good opportunity to practice singing together in parts, which we will need for the polyphonic music on which we're going to work next.

Thanks for giving up the time to practice & for sharing the gift of song with others in the name of Jesus.

Happy (belated) Birthday to Don! Multi Annos!

Encouragement

Everybody likes a little positive feedback & I have some regarding our Christmas Eve musical offering.

Deacon Sean came up to me after Mass this morning to tell me how wonderful the chant was & that he'd like to hear more of it sometime. I said, perhaps we can. He agreed, perhaps we can...

I also had a few catechists & sponsors from RCIA tell me that they really appreciated it, because, being converts, they had not experienced this tradition of sacred music before & found it very profound & prayerful.

I don't think any of us realize exactly how important this little project may be!

We are having practice this Wednesday at 6:00pm. Stay warm & safe till then. God bless.

The Neighborhood Update

Gents, the "gig" at the Neighborhood has been moved to Friday, January 14 at 5:00pm. Apparently, we were bumped from this Friday by an Elvis Impersonator! No matter - we sing for the real King.

We were also invited back for Italy Days at the end of February to sing selections from our repertoire of chant & polyphony. Perhaps we should get a repertoire first before we commit!

Continue to practice the Allen Kyrie. Below are the YouTube links to the different parts (click your browser's Back button to return here, if you want). This way you really can practice anytime, so you have no excuse.

I propose Don, Jeremy, & Clayton take the bass line, Vince take the tenor line, & I will tackle the soprano (!). If John ever returns from his sabbatical in Florida - to go on a cruise, no less! - we'll stick him on alto. Until then, we'll do without that part.

Kyrie Paenitentialis - All Voices
- Soprano
- Alto
- Tenor
- Bass

Also, if you want a preview of our next project, take a look at the Corpus Christi Watershed sacred music site where you will find information on 12 motets for 3 equal voices.

I have the score book & feel these are easily in our reach. I especially want to look at Domine Non Sum Dignus, Panis Angelicus, & O Salutaris Hostia, which are all Eucharistic hymns.

Please spend a little time reviewing the practice videos at the bottom of that page. Thanks.