Catholic liturgical music is serious, solemn, transcendent, but Catholic musicians are never more fun and inspiring than when they are talking about what they love most. This is what happens at sacred music events around the world: the social and intellectual are critically important elements. The musicians (and music enthusiasts) at the Chant Café, a project of the
Church Music Association of America, bring that sense of life and love to the digital world. As St. Augustine said, "Cantare amantis est."
Among the contributors:
Also past contributors:
Jeffrey Tucker, writer, editor, entrepreneur, musician |
archiveNick Gale (1975-2015), organist, choral director, for 13 years Master of the Music at the Cathedral of St. George in Southwark |
archiveBen, schola director and organ student |
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there is no question that chant is being rendered much better at the Vatican than in the past. This was lovely, and thanks for sharing.
I was amazed to see so many of the communicants receiving the Host in their hands, rather than on the tongue. I thought that practice was more Americanized than over there in the Holy See. Beautiful music. Sometimes, I think it is too opera like but, that is just my opinion.