A special thank you to Jennifer Pascual, director of music at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, for having me on her Sirius radio show today. We talked about the exciting progress being made in chant today, and the many ways to sing the propers of the Mass.
She was especially interested in the Simple English Propers project of the ChantCafe.com and Adam Bartlett’s work. She wanted to know if the complete collection will appear in print, and the answer is, I surely hope so but much depends on this campaign. It was especially gratifying that she presented these as excellent choices for All Saints and All Souls. I was struck today by the parallels between the English version and the Gregorian version, particularly as regards the “mood” and overall sound.
In any case, we talked about many more things too, and I surely had fun. Thank you again Dr. Pascual!
I lucked out and was in my car at 1pm and was able to listen to a good portion of the interview. Very good to hear.