The Recovering Choir Director

Recent comments on this site from longtime readers prompt me to gently reiterate that issues of style, singability, familiarity, and adherence to the General Instruction have been discussed here in the past. Here’s a partial list that will serve as my response to these recent comments:

• Stylistic compromise, substantial integrity? [ I | II ]
• Why not following explicit Vatican II musical directives can be expensive for a parish—the third paragraph under the subtitle “Whither hymns?” deserves particular attention. (Nod to Liam for reiterating the point made in that paragraph.)
• Pastoral reasons why antiphons take precedence over hymns