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SE05 EP11 – Lessons from Mary Berry on Persevering & Loving Gregorian Chant in the Midst of Trials – with Christopher Hodkinson

by Jenny | Mar 16, 2023 | Episodes

The remarkable life and work of Mary Berry is inspirational, especially for those experiencing trials or hardships as they work to promote the Church’s own vision for Her sacred music. She offers lessons in persevering in one’s vocation in the face of...

SE05 EP10 – Teaching Gregorian Chant to Young People: The Canticle Apostolate – with Mary Ann Carr Wilson

by Jenny | Mar 12, 2023 | Episodes

Maybe you’ve thought about hosting a Chant Camp at your parish, or you’re looking for ways to keep your young singers engaged as they grow up in the children’s choir. The work of Mary Ann Carr Wilson and her apostolate Canticle is inspiring in the...

SE05 EP09 – Organ Improvisation, Hymn Tune Introits, and Cathedral Choir Schools – with Dr. Christoph Tietze

by Jenny | Mar 3, 2023 | Episodes

The long and impressive career of Dr. Christoph Tietze, Director of Music at St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco, makes for an interview that covers a lot of ground, including helpful tips for improving one’s improvisation skills, steps to take if...

SE05 EP08 – Mocquereau’s “Classical Solesmes” School of Singing Chant: Understanding the Arguments about the Rhythm of Gregorian Chant – with Prof. Charles Weaver

by Jenny | Feb 27, 2023 | Episodes

Questions about how to sing Gregorian chant can get a little thorny when people who love the chant and have a lot of experience singing it get together. For a newcomer to chant, these questions can seem irrelevant or overwhelming, especially when it’s not clear...

SE05 EP07 – The Impact of the Council of Trent on Composers: The Case of Juan de Esquivel – with Dr. Michael O’Connor

by Jenny | Feb 10, 2023 | Episodes

What was it like for a Renaissance-era composer to navigate the liturgical changes of an ecumenical council, and to have a theological outlook on Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception (later vindicated as the Church’s own view) that was different from that of...

SE05 EP06 – Do College Composition Departments Prepare Composers to Write Sacred Music? The Story of a Composer’s Evolution – with Dr. Frank La Rocca

by Jenny | Feb 6, 2023 | Episodes

Starting from the impact of a post-war style of academic training on his compositional voice through his search for a greater capacity for expression in the use of tonality, Dr. Frank La Rocca narrates the journey he took from the influences of the severe style...
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