Today was the final day of the CMAA 2011 Winter Chant Intensive. The morning began with a rehearsal for both choirs, beginning and advanced, for the afternoon Mass, which was followed by a brief final session and a seafood Jambalaya lunch. What was surely the high point of the entire week followed in the solemn celebration of the Mass according to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.
What followed this for most of the attendees was a long day of travel back home, as was the case for me. I will post a Chant Intensive wrap-up tomorrow, perhaps even with some recordings from today’s liturgy. I will follow up on my objectives in attending the event, and share some of the insights I’ve gained. But this will come after some rest–They don’t call it an “intensive” for nothing!
It was a wonderful, fraternal, insightful and arduous week. Thanks be to God for the fantastic work that the CMAA is doing in training sacred musicians for faithful service to the Church and her sacred liturgy.
I would like to add that, to these eyes and ears, that CMAA and the worship arts of our Church will most assuredly emerge from the dark, formless void and chaos into a new enlightend era.
We recognize the wisdom and tenacity of our "greatest generation," Dr. Marier, Fr Schuller, Dr. Mahrt, Dr. Berry, Ms. Ward et al.
We now benefit by the industry and innovative leadership of the next generation, folks such as
Jeffrey Tucker, Arlene Oost-Zinner, Scott Turkington, Kurt Poterack, Horst Bucholz, Richard Rice et al.
But that which gives me joy to know is that so many more young talents are fanning out nationwide and beyond as a larger, stronger vanguard for the restoration of the sacred. Adam Bartlett, Jeffrey Ostrowski, Kathy Pluth, MaryAnn Carr Wilson, Kevin Allen, Michael Olbash, et al are genuine scholar/apostles who not only work for benefit of their local Faithful, but for any and all interested practicioners of the musical sacred arts.
To Adam B, (Adam W. too!) Adnrew Mills, David Hughes, JMO and all you young lions, salute.
And one last laurel upon those many young men seeking orders in faithful seminaries across the country: bravo, gentlemen, to you and your mentor fathers!
Chant Intensive NOLA? C'est magnifique.
While I will refrain from Charles' level of hyperbole, I too found the Winter Intensive a refreshing time-away. The hospitality of the parish was extraordinary; Kyle was efficient; Andrew was most welcoming; Dr. Mahrt and Scott Turkington were, well, themselves; and I learned a great deal.
Now I just have to visit NOLA again with time to see more and eat more! On to Pittsburgh!
Ouch!
Thanks, Ma'am, may I have another?
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