Best Music And Formal Liturgy Podcasts (2025)

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LaGrave Live, May 18, 2025 1:29:26

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LaGrave Live LIVE Morning Worship Service 05-18-2025 Title: God’s Covenant with Abraham About The Service: We will continue our mini sermon series highlighting three of God's promises from the Old Testament. Pastor Jonker will preach on Genesis 22, and the promise God made to Abraham. Order of Worship: https://lagrave.org/wp-content/upload... About…

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LaGrave Live, May 11, 2025 1:11:25

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LaGrave Live LIVE Morning Worship Service 05-11-2025 Title: Even Though About The Service: We will begin a mini sermon series highlighting three of God’s promises from the Old Testament. Pastor Jonker will preach on Genesis 9:1-17 and the promise God made after the flood. Order of Worship: https://lagrave.org/wp-content/upload... About Us: We are a…

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LaGrave Live, May 4, 2025 1:27:28

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LaGrave Live LIVE Midday Worship Service 05-04-2025 Title: Leadership Ambition About The Service: We will celebrate the installation of new elders and deacons. Pastor Jonker will preach on Matthew 20:20-28, a text which will help us think about leadership in the church. Order of Worship: https://www.lagrave.org/orderofworship/ About Us: We are a tr…

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LaGrave Live, April 27, 2025 1:27:52

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LaGrave Live LIVE Midday Worship Service 04-27-2025 Title: Being Transformed About The Service: It's GEMS Sunday. Pastor Jonker will preach on the text the girls have been studying all year: Romans 12:2—a verse that calls us to be transformed by the renewing of our mind. Order of Worship: https://www.lagrave.org/orderofworship/ About Us: We are a t…

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SE07 EP11 - A Church Musician’s Guide to the History of the Pronunciation of Latin - with Dr. John Pepino 57:11

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Looking for a historical and ecclesiastical framework by which to understand performance decisions about the pronunciation of Latin? Join Dr. John Pepino as he explains the origins of the Latin language and how we know anything about the pronunciation of classical Latin, describes the style and handing on of the golden age of Latin, discusses the r…

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SE07 EP10 - Should Postludes Be Loud? And Other Organ Repertoire Questions for the Catholic Parish Organist - with Prof. Christopher Berry 40:30

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Join us as we outline strategies for making playing great repertoire every Sunday and feast day possible, even if you're a really busy parish music director. Prof. Christopher Berry, who will be teaching the Organ Literature course this summer at the Catholic Institute of Sacred Music takes us through some of the foundations for developing a game p…

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LaGrave Live, April 20, 2025 1:30:12

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LaGrave Live LIVE Midday Worship Service 04-20-2025 Title: Easter Sunday Service About The Service: We will celebrate our Lord's resurrection at both our 8:40 and 11:00 services! There will be brass and the choir will sing. Pastor Jonker will preach. We praise God for the grace and faithfulness represented in the celebrations this week and we hope …

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SE07 EP09 - Meditating on the Mysteries of the Lives of Mary and Jesus: Music of Heinrich Bieber and Franz Joseph Haydn - with Fiona Hughes 42:03

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Join Fiona Hughes, Artistic Director of Three Notch'd Road: The Virginia Baroque Ensemble as we discuss music which will help you meditate on the lives of Christ and Our Lady, as well as the Passion and Death of Christ. We talk about Heinrich Biber's Rosary Sonatas, as well as Franz Joseph Haydn's Seven Last Words of Christ. Learn more about Three …

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LaGrave Live, April 13, 2025 1:25:43

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LaGrave Live LIVE Midday Worship Service 04-13-2025 Title: The Shape of Love: You shall not give false testimony About The Service: It's Palm Sunday! There will be a palm processional, and Reverend Kristy Manion will lead us in worship, preaching on the ninth commandment “you shall not commit false testimony.” Order of Worship: https://www.lagrave.…

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SE07 EP08 - A Catholic Curriculum: A Model Music Program in a Classical High School - with Dr. Alexis Kutarna 39:24

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Looking for inspiration in building a Catholic school curriculum around the worship of God and the sacred arts? Join us for a discussion about the Ordinariate's Cathedral High School in Houston, Texas as Dr. Alexis Kutarna, Head of School, explains how they built both the building and structure of the school to support an encounter with Christ in t…

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LaGrave Live, April 6, 2025 1:16:23

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LaGrave Live LIVE Midday Worship Service 04-06-2025 Title: The Shape of Love: You shall not give false testimony About The Service: Coming Order of Worship: https://www.lagrave.org/orderofworship/ About Us: We are a traditional CRC church in the middle of Downtown Grand Rapids, MI, worshipping at 8:40am, 11:00am, and 6:00pm. (10:00am and 6:00pm dur…

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LaGrave Live, March 30, 2025 1:21:51

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LaGrave Live LIVE Midday Worship Service 03-30-2025 Title: Who Do You Think You Are? About The Service: We will have a guest pastor. Reverend Scott Hoezee, the director for the Center for Excellence in Preaching at Calvin Seminary will lead us. He will preach on John 8:48-59 and his sermon title is "Who Do You Think You Are?" Order of Worship: http…

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SE07 EP07 - Is Formality Inauthentic or Insincere? Understanding Excellence in Ars Celebrandi in American Catholic Parishes - with Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone 42:38

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What does the phrase ars celebrandi really mean and what does it have to do with the spiritual lives of priests and the lay faithful? What are means of acheiving excellence in ars celebrandi? Are there special challenges that American Catholics face in entering into the sacred liturgy celebrated well? Why is working to cultivate the reverent celebr…

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SE07 EP06 - The Liturgical Compositions and Eucharistic Poetry of St. Thomas Aquinas - with Fr. Innocent Smith, OP 47:29

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Join Fr. Innocent Smith, OP, as he takes us on a tour of St. Thomas Aquinas' poetry and compositions for Corpus Christi. We discuss Aquinas' training in poetics, his liturgical horarium and experience, how the commission to write texts for Corpus Christ came about, and spend time on the rich theology and poetry of his works for the feast. Read more…

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SE07 EP05 - Short on Singers or Dough? Enter Concertato Motets. - with Dr. Janet Hunt 33:40

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Discover a genre designed for choirs with limited forces and money with our guest, Dr. Janet Hunt. We discuss the origins of the concertato motet, various composer who composed in this genre, texts set, and liturgical use of the pieces. Dr. Janet E. Hunt, FAGO, received performance degrees from Oberlin Conservatory, Southern Methodist University, a…

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SE07 EP04 - When and Why Did Ut Change to Do? And Other Historical Questions about Solfège - with Dr. Charles Weaver 41:20

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Dr. Charles Weaver joins us to outline a history of solfège and the practical and theoretical knowledge that arises from employing the early hexachordal system to understanding and singing Gregorian chant. Learn more about Dr. Weaver here: https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/weaver-charles and here: https://catholicinstituteofsacredmusic.org/fa…

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SE07 EP03 - Singing the Credo: Historical Origins and Development - with Dr. Harrison Russin 43:58

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What are the origins of the liturgical use of the Credo? Do we still have the original melodies to which it was sung? How did the singing of the Credo develop during the medieval period into the Renaissance? Dr. Harrison Russin joins us to answer these questions. Learn more about Dr. Russin here: https://www.svots.edu/people/rev-dn-dr-harrison-basi…

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LaGrave Live, February 23, 2025 1:01:35

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LaGrave Live LIVE Evening Worship Service 02-23-2025 Title: Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled About The Service: Pastor Jonker will preach on John 14:1-7 Order of Worship: https://www.lagrave.org/orderofworship/ About Us: We are a traditional CRC church in the middle of Downtown Grand Rapids, MI, worshipping at 8:40am, 11:00am, and 6:00pm. (10:00a…

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LaGrave Live, February 23, 2025 1:25:54

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LaGrave Live LIVE Midday Worship Service 02-23-2025 Title: The Image of the Invisible God: Compassion About The Service: We continue our sermon series, Image of the Invisible God. These sermons examine how the words and actions of Jesus show us the character of the triune God. Pastor Jonker will preach and his Bible text is Luke 19:41-44. Order of …

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SE07 EP02 - How Did the Parts of the Mass Ordinary Get Arranged into Groups in the Kyriale? with Dr. Andrew Kirkman 36:17

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How did we end up with a Kyriale in the Graduale Romanum, with its 18 Masses, group of Credos, and ad libitum section? Find out the specifics, as well as the general trends and conditions that brought about this organization in the liturgy. Find out more about Dr. Andrew Kirkman and his work here: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/music/k…

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LaGrave Live, February 16, 2025 1:08:51

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LaGrave Live LIVE Evening Worship Service 02-16-2025 Title: At Home With God About The Service: Chad Boorsma will preach, and we will celebrate the Lord's Supper together. The message, based on John 1:9-18, will be "At Home with God." Order of Worship: https://www.lagrave.org/orderofworship/ About Us: We are a traditional CRC church in the middle o…

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LaGrave Live, February 16, 2025 1:19:42

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LaGrave Live LIVE Midday Worship Service 02-16-2025 Title: The Image of the Invisible God: Trust And Obey About The Service: We continue our sermon series, Image of the Invisible God. Sermons in this series look at words and actions of Jesus which reveal the attributes and character of God the Father. Guest preacher Rev. Jul Medenblik will lead us …

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SE07 EP01 - Building a Great School & Parish Sacred Music Program in a Rural Community - with Kelsey LaCour 52:33

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We're back with season 7 and we've got an inspiring story of building up people, a parish and school, and fostering vocations through a sacred music education program and some elbow grease. Listeners can learn more about the program profiled in this episode, and access LaCour's free-use lesson plans and resources by visiting http://epiphanysacredmu…

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LaGrave Live, February 9, 2025 1:07:28

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LaGrave Live LIVE Evening Worship Service 02-09-2025 Title: Paul’s Slideshow About The Service: Pastor Jonker will preach on some of the stories behind the names of the people Paul greets at the end of his letter to the Romans in chapter 16. Order of Worship: https://www.lagrave.org/orderofworship/ About Us: We are a traditional CRC church in the m…

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LaGrave Live, February 9, 2025 1:18:02

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LaGrave Live LIVE Midday Worship Service 02-09-2025 Title: The Image of the Invisible God: Friends About The Service: We continue our sermon series, Image of the Invisible God. This sermon series looks at the way Jesus' actions and words reveal attributes and character traits of God the Father. Reverend Manion will preach on John 15:9-17. Order of …

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LaGrave Live, February 2, 2025 58:27

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LaGrave Live, February 2, 2025 1:20:31

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LaGrave Live LIVE Midday Worship Service 02-02-2025 Title: The Image of the Invisible God: Warrior About The Service: We continue our sermon series The Image of the Invisible God. These sermons reflect on words and actions of Jesus that reveal the character and heart of God. Pastor Jonker will preach on Luke 10:1-2, 17-20 and we will reflect on God…

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LaGrave Live, January 26, 2025 1:03:12

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LaGrave Live LIVE Evening Worship Service 01-26-2025 Title: War and Peace About The Service: Pastor Jonker will preach on Matthew 26:47-54. The sermon will reflect on the Christian view of war and the use of force. Order of Worship: https://www.lagrave.org/orderofworship/ About Us: We are a traditional CRC church in the middle of Downtown Grand Rap…

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LaGrave Live, January 26, 2025 1:27:44

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LaGrave Live LIVE Midday Worship Service 01-26-2025 Title: The Image of the Invisible God: The Incomprehensible God About The Service: We continue our Image of the Invisible God Sermon Series, a series that focuses on words and actions of Jesus that reveal to us the heart of God. Pastor Jonker will preach on John 21:24-25. We will also celebrate th…

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LaGrave Live, January 19, 2025 1:05:55

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LaGrave Live LIVE Evening Worship Service 01-19-2025 Title: Jesus Repents About The Service: Reverend Bob Arbogast, the head of the Celebration Fellowship prison ministry, will lead us in worship. Order of Worship: https://www.lagrave.org/orderofworship/ About Us: We are a traditional CRC church in the middle of Downtown Grand Rapids, MI, worshippi…

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LaGrave Live, January 19, 2025 1:16:04

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LaGrave Live LIVE Midday Worship Service 01-19-2025 Title: The Image of the Invisible God: God of the Vulnerable About The Service: We continue our sermon series called, "The Image of the Invisible God." These sermons look at words and actions of Jesus that reveal the heart and character of God. Pastor Jonker will preach on Matthew 18:1-5. Order of…

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SE06 EP17 - The “Viennese” Orchestral Mass and the Work of Johann Michael Haydn - with Dr. Erick Arenas 37:09

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The 18th century orchestral mass repertoire comes with all sorts of questions for the liturgical musician. Is this repertoire properly called "Viennese"? Does this music really fit, in style and length, with the sacred liturgy? What does the Church have to say about this style of music? Are there any of these Masses that I can do with my choir? Dr.…

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SE06 EP16 - Music and the Eucharistic Revival - with Bishop Earl Fernandes 49:41

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For Bishop Earl Fernandes of Columbus, Ohio, sacred music and the Eucharistic revival are inextricably linked. When he was consecrated bishop at age 49 in 2022, he was the U.S.'s youngest bishop, and his experience with sacred music as a young person involved a mix of typical U.S. parish music, but also special liturgical and musical experiences so…

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SE06 EP15 - Medieval Irish Chant: Sources and Liturgical Practice - with Dr. Ann Buckley 44:44

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What do we know about music in the earliest liturgies celebrated in Ireland? Did sacred music and the liturgy develop as a distinguishable "Celtic rite" in Ireland? What impact did the Church in Ireland, and specifically the monastic impact of Ireland, have on the European continent? We discuss these and other questions with Dr. Ann Buckley, a visi…

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SE06 EP14 - Liberal Arts and Fine Arts: Understanding the Trivium, Quadrivium, and the Place of Music in Catholic Education - with Mark Langley 43:26

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Having worked in Catholic classical education for decades, Mark Langley knows the place of music in Catholic education, and has built schools in which every student is enabled to learn and sing chant and polyphonic works from the Church's sacred music treasury. Join us for a discussion about where music figures into the educational structure, and s…

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SE06 EP13 - What is Sacred Music, & Why Does It Matter? with Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone 34:56

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Join us for a discussion with the Archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore J. Cordileone, about principles every Catholic should learn so that they can think with the mind of the Church about sacred music. We discuss the purpose and nature of sacred music, how it sounds, what effect it has on us, and how it expresses time, culture, and emotions. To l…

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SE06 EP12 - The Final Flowering of Late Renaissance Venetian Choral Music - with Charles Cole and the London Oratory Schola 41:25

1y ago41:25

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Charles Cole joins us with clips from the recent release of the London Oratory Schola's album, Sacred Treasures of Venice. We discuss the crucial role played by Venetian music in the history of sacred choral music, and the particularly fertile atmosphere at St. Mark's Basilica in Venice at the end of the 16th century. Learn more about the London Or…

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SE06 EP11 - Sacred Music and the “Sunday Experience" - with Bishop Michael Barber, SJ 34:20

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How does the experience of Mass on Sunday at a parish affect the lives of Catholics, and what role does music play in that experience? How does sacred music bridge the gap between people of different languages, ethnicities, and backgrounds? Why does the Church spend money on beautiful things instead of only on material goods for the poor? We tackle…

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SE06 EP10 - Integrating Scholarship and Praxis in the Life of the Catholic Singer - with Dr Charles Weaver 37:57

1y ago37:57

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Where did the chant editions we sing from now come from? What choices were made in the making of those editions? Are other variants of the melody possible? What are the rhythmic implications that can be gleaned from comparing the same melody in different manuscripts? Why do these questions matter to the modern Catholic singer of Gregorian chant? Wh…

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SE06 EP09 - Gregorian Chant and the Art of Memory: Chant Books (Tonaries) and Florilegia - with Dr. Anna Maria Busse Berger 30:20

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Join us as we talk about the interaction between music notation and memory, and the impact of that interaction on the spiritual lives of singers of Gregorian chant. Our guest is Dr. Anna Maria Busse Berger, Distinguished Professor of Music, emeritus, from UCDavis, and we dive into some of the topics from the first few chapters of her book, Medieval…

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SE06 EP08 - The Sacramentality of Sound: Bells and Their Place in Catholic Life - with Fr. Christopher Gray and Carl Zimmerman 43:33

1y ago43:33

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Join us as we dive into the role that bells have played throughout the history of Christianity in warding off evil and storms, signaling significant temporal and spiritual moments, and the consecration of bells in the Pontificale Romanum. Learn about the manufacturing process and the engineering behind getting bells to sound beautiful, and discover…

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SE06 EP07 - Your Questions, Answered: Liturgical Q&A about Sacred Music - with Christopher Carstens 44:12

1y ago44:12

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Join the editor of Adoremus Bulletin, Christopher Carstens, and Dr. Donelson-Nowicka as they chat about answers to some liturgical-musical questions: Can we use the organ or other instruments during Lent? During Advent? Where should the choir be placed in a church? Is there a list of songs that are (or are not) permitted? Can paraphrased psalms be …

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SE06 EP06 - 3 Warmups, 3 Motets, and 3 Polyphonic Masses Every Choir Should Learn - Choral Institute Preview - with Prof. Christopher Berry 36:42

1y ago36:42

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What are 3 great warm-ups you'll be able to fit into your busy parish choir rehearsal schedule? What are 3 motets that most choirs don't do, but that are definitely worth learning? What are 3 polyphonic Mass Ordinaries my choir should learn? Prof. Christopher Berry, an adjunct professor of the Catholic Institute of Sacred Music answers these questi…

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SE06 EP05 - Tenebrae and the Lamentations of Jeremiah - with James Monti 33:02

1y ago33:02

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Get ready for Holy Week with an episode about Tenebrae. Frequent author for Magnificat and The Wanderer, as well as multiple books available through Ignatius Press, James Monti, joins us to discuss the structure of Tenebrae, the historical origins of the particular practices surrounding Tenebrae, and the profound meaning in the Lamentations of Jere…

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SE06 EP04 - Fundraising for an Amazing Sacred Music Program - with Dr. Lucas Tappan 47:59

1y ago47:59

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Budget crunch at your parish? Limited funding for your planned children's program? Join us for a discussion about fundraising strategies that are workable, easily manageable, and make it possible for you to build an amazing sacred music program. We also discuss models for a multi-parish children's sacred music program. Our guest is Dr. Lucas Tappan…

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SE06 EP03 - Marian Chant: The Music of Lady Masses - with Dr. William Mahrt 38:05

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Join us as Dr. Mahrt explains the liturgical practices surrounding the Lady Mass, especially in medieval Salisbury Cathedral. We discuss the texts of the propers of Marian votive Masses as well as the tropes and chants of the Mass ordinary that developed from the daily Lady Mass. Dr. William Mahrt is a professor at Stanford University and serves on…

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SE06 EP02 - It's All Greek to Me (Until It's Latin): The Evolution of Language in the Roman Rite - with Fr. Nicholas Schneider 38:39

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What were the earliest language layers of the Roman rite, and how do we know? What is the relationship between liturgical language and everyday speech? When did the Roman rite switch from Greek to Latin? Find out the answers to these questions and more. Our guest is Fr. Nicholas Schneider, who holds a doctorate in sacred liturgy from the Atheneo St…

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SE06 EP01 - Priests and Musicians Working Together: Salaries, Contracts, and All the Practical Stuff - with Michael Olbash 43:20

1y ago43:20

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Join us as we discuss the expectations musicians and priests should have in working together, and some best practices for working out all the practical details. Our guest is Prof. Michael Olbash, director of sacred music at the Boston seminaries of St. John Seminary and Pope John XXIII Seminary. Learn more about the Catholic Institute of Sacred Mus…

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SE05 EP16 - Charles Tournemire as Liturgical Organist: Improviser & Composer of L’Orgue Mystique with Kevin Faulkner 42:53

2y ago42:53

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As he works on finishing up his biography of French Catholic organist, improviser, and composer Charles Tournemire, Kevin Faulkner joins us to discuss Tournemire's studies with Franck, his career as an organist, his improvisations, a look at his overall compositional output, focusing on works for the organ, and how his monumental composition L'Orgu…

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SE05 EP15 - All about Rogation Days - with Dr. Michael Foley 23:57

2y ago23:57

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Coming to you on April 25th, the Major Rogation Day, we're joined on this episode by Dr. Michael Foley, professor of patristics at Baylor University, to look at the origins of Rogation Days, as well as their meaning, liturgical and paraliturgical observances, and significance in our lives today. Check out Dr. Foley's books here: https://michaelpfol…

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