by Jenny | Apr 8, 2019 | Episodes
On today’s episode, we’ll look at how choristers learned music in times past. Our guest is Charles Weaver. Charlie is on the faculty at the Juilliard School, where he teaches performance practice on plucked instruments. He has performed with Quicksilver, Piffaro, the...
by Jenny | Mar 31, 2019 | Episodes
Our guest for episode 5 is Fr. Cassian Folsom, OSB, from the Benedictine Monastery in Norcia, Italy. We’ll be discussing with him how singing Gregorian chant forms the spiritual life of the monks through the daily prayer of the Divine Office and the Mass. We also...
by Jenny | Mar 24, 2019 | Episodes
In our fourth episode, we are joined by Professor William Mahrt of Stanford University who gives an introduction to the history, music, liturgical role, and spiritual value of Gregorian chant. Dr. Mahrt is the president of the Church Music Association of America (the...
by Jenny | Mar 11, 2019 | Episodes
Episode 2 – Beauty and Catholic Culture: a Story of Conversion – with Vida and Josh Hernandez In our second episode, we look at the power of beauty to draw people to Christ and the Catholic faith. We interview two of Dr. Donelson’s dear friends who encountered the...
by Jenny | Feb 24, 2019 | Episodes
Episode 1 – An Archbishop’s Reflections on Sacred Music – with Archbishop Alexander K. Sample In our inaugural episode, we interview His Excellency, Archbishop Alexander K. Sample, Archbishop of Portland, Oregon. We give a brief introduction to the show and ourselves...
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