Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

I have had visitors searching for Retreats or Workshops for priests on Gregorian Chant and other such topics. I would advise anyone seeking help in Sacred Music to first visit Musica Sacra. Here is one example--a Workshop on the Sung Mass in April, 2009 . Here is a list of upcoming events . Here is the ad for the Sacred Music Colloquium . Please bookmark MusicSacra . It is THE place to search first.

Musica Sacra offers "The Parish Book of Chant." Visit the Musica Sacra website for full details by clicking the image of the book above. Notice that Communion Antiphons are available in the Communio edition. Go to the site to see which Antiphons are available for PDF download. Courtesy of the Musica Sacra website.

I often get searches labeled "Jubilate Deo Chants" or some such. For more info on anything musical, I'd point you first to the MusicaSacra website , the premier website with regard to sacred music. The "Jubilate Deo" book of chants from 1974 and from 1987 is covered nicely by Adoremus here . Note that this link has MP3 versions of some of these chants for you to download. Adoremus has a hymnal with many of these chants available as described here . Some are also Anglicized. Note that G.I.A. Publications has not only the Jubilate Deo Hymnal, but also the entire library including the Graduale Romanum, Graduale Simplex, etc. To examine this series, check this link for G.I.A .

You may have seen the link to MusicaSacra in the right menu margin . Just what is MusicaSacra? Let me post some information from their website and you'll soon see! Q: I’m a Catholic musician and I should know chant. I know that. I’m embarrassed to say that I can’t even read the notation! A: That’s one of the reasons we hold the colloquium. Most participants don’t have prior experience in chant notation. We have classes that start at the very beginning. You will not feel intimidated at all. Quite the reverse: people here love to teach and inspire. Q: Goodness, I don’t know how any of this music even goes. I’ve heard bits and pieces but I will know far less than everyone else. A: This is a journey for all of us. There is way too much music for people to get to know in their lifetimes. In some way, all of our knowledge is spotty, and we all have to start somewhere. The experts at the Colloquium love nothing more than to teach. Q: I’m looking at the musical lineup and I ca...

I have had numerous searches for such things as "sacred music for Lent" or "Latin hymns for Easter." This is a hard subject for me to broach as I am not a musician and I am not sure what the individual is searching for. I suspect that a great "all around" Church hymnal for the Novus Ordo Mass is the Adoremus Hymnal . It is respected by many for fidelity and beauty. For those who wish to tackle the entire gamut of sacred music, Sancta Missa has a copy of the 1961 Graduale Romanum online for download in a PDF version of over 60 MB . That is "as good as it gets." The MusicaSacra website is probably the closest thing I can think of for being THE FIRST stop for those involved in music liturgy . It has an entire library of music available in the right menu and publishes "Sacred Music." The website includes the aforesaid Graduale Romanum with a search function. I hope that proves helpful. I don't know of any online reso...

Shawn Tribe of the New Liturgical Movement reminds everyone that the Annual Sacred Music Colloquium of MusicaSacra.com is filling up quickly . The event this year is listed as: “Seven Days of Musical Heaven” June 16-22, 2008 (Monday noon through Sunday morning) Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois Sponsored by the Church Music Association of America The website lists all of these as part of the event: Extensive training in Gregorian chant and the Renaissance choral tradition under a world-class faculty; You can choose between three chant fundamentals classes, four advanced chant classes, and three large polyphonic choirs; Choral experience with large choir singing sacred music of the masters such as Palestrina, Isaac, Victoria, Byrd, Tallis, Josquin, and many others; Daily liturgies with careful attention to officially prescribed musical settings; Residency in new, apartment-style dormitories or optional hotels; Breakfast, lunch, and dinner from a varied menu ; Training in vocal pro...