The Packet for the Sacred Music Colloquium 2011
Kent Tritle and the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola
Organist and choirmaster Kent Tritle is profiled in the Wall Street Journal today. He directs the music at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York, and you can see the wonderful parish choral lineup here.
At the parish website, Kent himself writes the following:
Here at St. Ignatius we take these ideals seriously. There are no “four hymn masses” here because we believe that the first priority of music in worship is to support the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist, namely in singing most of the Mass Ordinary (Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei) and more importantly the central acclamations surrounding the reading of the Word of God and the consecration of the Eucharist.
Kevin Allen on ETWN Live!
The show airs on Wednesday. Kevin Allen is a brilliant composer and this should be a great show. http://www.ewtn.com/tv/live/ewtnlive.asp
Images of Chant Workshop,. Mableton, GA, May 14, 2011
Fr. Brian Austin led a group of singers in Georgia on a chant tutorial. Here are some images.
On the Politics and Manufacture of Medieval Choirbooks in Tuscany
If you can overlook some of the opening polemics on architecture and liturgical structure, this lecture provides an incredibly interesting look at the development of chant manuscripts. James Maiell is senior lecturer in music at Vanderbilt’ Blair School of Music, and he is speaking at the Commencement 2011 Faculty Seminars. Prepare for chant uber-geekdom.
Mass setting by Chris Mueller
All this creativity inspired by the new Mass texts is inspiring. Listen to Chris Mueller’s beautiful setting.