Tag: “William Mahrt” (14 posts)
The CMAA Colloquium XIX Documentary
January 24, 2010 by — 1 comment.
SACRED, BEAUTIFUL, & UNIVERSAL: Colloquium XIX from Corpus Christi Watershed on Vimeo. See also the Sacred Music Colloquium FAQ.
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Dr. Mahrt’s CMAA Gregorian Chant Pilgrimage lecture
September 29, 2009 by — 0 comments.
Below is a reduced-filesize MP3 of Dr. Bill Mahrt’s lecture, “Active Participation and Listening to Chant,” given at last weekend’s Gregorian Chant Pilgrimage to the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, given on Saturday, September 26, 2009 in the auditorium of the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center. The original recording is provided courtesy of [...]
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An alternative ad for next year’s Sacred Music Colloquium
August 14, 2009 by — 3 comments.
Based somewhat closely on this advertisement. Original photo here. (H/T: Forum)
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SMTV Vol. II, No. 7.3 – Sicut in holocausto (Gregorian chant)
July 17, 2009 by — 0 comments.
Sicut in holocáusto aríetum et taurórum, et sicut in míllibus agnórum pínguium: sic fiat sacrifícium nostrum in conspéctu tuo hódie, ut pláceat tibi: quia non est confúsio confidéntibus in te, Dómine. As a holocaust of rams and bullocks, and of thousands of fatted lambs, so let our sacrifice be in your sight on this day, [...]
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Selected audio from the CMAA Colloquium Ordinary-form Mass, June 23, 2009
June 30, 2009 by — 2 comments.
Below are ten MP3s of last Tuesday’s Ordinary-form Sung Mass celebrated by Fr. Jeffrey Keyes, CPPS. Other than the instances of Amen, Alleluia, and Hosanna, the entire Mass was sung in the English language. Introit[1] [audio:http://musicasacra.com/media2/colloquium-xix/2009-06-23/01-introit.mp3] Introductory Rite; Penitential Rite; Opening Prayer[2] [audio:http://musicasacra.com/media2/colloquium-xix/2009-06-23/02-introductory-pentitential-collect.mp3] Liturgy of the Word [audio:http://musicasacra.com/media2/colloquium-xix/2009-06-23/03-liturgy-of-the-word.mp3] Offertory[3] [audio:http://musicasacra.com/media2/colloquium-xix/2009-06-23/04-offertory.mp3] Motet, Interlude [audio:http://musicasacra.com/media2/colloquium-xix/2009-06-23/05-motet-interlude.mp3] Orate fratres; [...]
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Liveblogging Professor William Mahrt’s and Jeffrey Tucker’s lectures
June 23, 2009 by — 0 comments.
I am now liveblogging Professor William Mahrt’s and Jeffrey Tucker’s lectures at the CMAA Sacred Music Colloquium. Follow my Twitter feed for live updates.
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Worship, unplugged: three items for consideration
May 4, 2009 by — 0 comments.
Dr. William Mahrt of Stanford University, in his latest editorial for the Church Music Association’s Sacred Music quarterly journal, writes: “In the 1940s Marshall McLuhan said that the microphone would be the death of the Latin Mass, a very astute and prophetic observation.”[1] While he is talking about the practical necessity before the era of [...]
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“Maine-taining” the tradition of Gregorian chant
April 14, 2009 by — 0 comments.
George Myers, Jr. of the Kennebec Journal interviews Jay Violette, a Catholic layman promoting the spirituality of Gregorian chant in central Maine (links, footnotes, emphases, and comments added): Gregorian chanting helps renew his faith WATERVILLE — Jay Violette shares the Holy Spirit in a way that few can nowadays. [But that is changing through personal [...]
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Imagining the Future of Sacred Music: Part 1 — Small-Scale and Self Publishing
March 17, 2009 by — 1 comment.
Jeffrey Tucker highlights a major milestone at the Choral Public Domain Library — 10,000 scores and counting. That the site has seen this moment is a testament to the inspired initiative of Rafael Ornes (a one-time student of chant expert William Mahrt). Some items that are worthy of further discussion: Today, all is changed. I [...]
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On chanting by heart, from the heart
October 6, 2008 by — 0 comments.
Starting last week, I started to memorize two of the simpler Gregorian Chant propers for the upcoming Sundays; namely the Introit and Communion antiphons. The motive was to so as to better internalize the melody, text and meaning of each. It makes a huge difference. From my brief experience, it liberates the chant from the [...]
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