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"OCP is NOT the only hidden hand behind bad music"

A brief article posted by Brian Michael Page, a music minister based in Rhode Island, as a sort of response to Jeffrey Tucker’s older article of a similar title.

Posted 03.15.2005
by Aristotle Esguerra
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Filed under: Relevant Reading.

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6 Comments

Hi Aristotle.
Thanks much for adding my link. I, in turn, have added yours. :-)
BMP


Brian Michael Page
03.16.2005 @ 10:40 am #

Interesting essay.
I don’t agree with quite everything it has to say, but it is certainly going in the right direction.
I am very glad to have sites such as yours and Brian’s (and Sacred Music, and New Gasparian, and a precious few other,) to read.

I’m thinking if I ever give up on music ministry and become a hobo again (and there are days — dealing with commitees and meetings and their “facilitators” is, to quote an old friend, “close ta makin’ me lose mah religion,” ) at least I’ll be able to compile a list of parishes where I could worship, in my travels, without being assaulted by nonsense, and garbage (and yesm i suppose that is an inflammatroy word, but it’s the one I mean,) in the Sacred Liturgy.

Incidentally, if anyone is in the Chicago area, Stations at St John Cantius this coming Friday looks as if it could be very moving.


Geri
03.16.2005 @ 11:55 pm #

Geri,
Especially if your wavelength of liturgy is something holy and reverent, stick to your guns and never give up.

Too bad I’m east coast and not midwest. I’d be interested in Cantius. I love their style. Our Stations this Friday is being followed by a talk by none other than Helen Hull Hitchcock, editor of the “Adoremus Bulletin”. The topic is titled “Liturgy - What’s with all the changes?” Should be really good. :-)
BMP


Brian Michael Page
03.17.2005 @ 11:11 am #

Interesting explanation of what he doesn’t like. Not too clear on why. The “In Christ” seemed incongruous with the tone of the rest of the piece.


dan
03.22.2005 @ 11:41 pm #

“Interesting explanation of what he doesn’t like. Not too clear on why.”

I wouldn’t think a Catholic would require any further reason for “disliking” pieces of music which are called, hyped, sold, as the “Mass” but which do not respect the integrity of the text of the sacred Mass.


Geri
03.23.2005 @ 6:19 pm #

Bad Catholic Music

Somehow, I seem to have missed out on this gem by our friend J.A. Tucker of St. Cecilia Schola Cantorum. Jeffrey penned this article, entitled The Hidden Hand Behind Bad Catholic Music, which appeared in the January 2002 issue of…


Rex Olandi Rex Cledendi
03.30.2005 @ 4:09 pm #

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