The apostolates that have taken up this task of sanctifying culture through art and music reveal that music is not an ...
For one member of "the Pope's Choir," the Catholic Church, while appreciating sacred music, has in some respects lost the art of singing it in her parishes, prompting the need for a revival of ...
Together in Worship Canada’s inaugural In Loving Memory choral prayer service at St. Paul’s Basilica Nov. 4 aims to unite the community in remembrance with hopes of making it an annual tradition of ...
The sound defies mere singing, pulsing though the church sanctuary with sufficient force to put hell on alert. For three days this month singers from the United States, Canada and Britain gathered to ...
(RNS) — We may notice it more at Christmastime or at the movies, but sacred choral music has the power to move all of us, religious or secular, just about any time. (RNS) — If you’re wondering what ...
The official publication of the American Choral Directors Association is Choral Journal. This national publication, issued monthly, contains articles and columns of a scholarly and practical nature in ...
Mormons carry a special "music gene," some like to say, given how commonly they take piano lessons, fill school choirs and make music so central to church life and activities like weekly Family Home ...
A rare sound from The Vatican filled the air in Brookville Sunday night, as singers brought centuries of sacred music to St. Paul the Apostle Church. “It felt like you were sitting in the Sistine ...
The tradition of music, particularly sacred music, has accompanied Manuel Ponce Rangel almost his entire life, as he now ...
You may recognize the sound of the London Oratory Schola Cantorum Boys Choir from epic motion picture soundtracks like The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, or The Phantom of the Opera. But the heart ...
Editor’s note: To listen along as you read, click the links in the text. These pieces were performed for The Economist by the choir of Jesus College, Cambridge. IN 1605 Charles de Ligny, a Frenchman, ...