Society of Saint Gregory

You are both right, of course – I music have been indignant with my indices. Looks like we're going for Laudate.

Thanks to all for advice and opinions.

M

Been in my present parish for two years this week and have noticed that most common requests for funerals (we don't seem to have weddings) are Unless A Grain of Wheat, May the Choirs of Angels, Teach Me, O God (Walker), All That is Hidden and Christ Be Our Light – none of which they knew before. S...

Children can stomach a surprising rich diet, both linguistically and musically. I suspect that's what I was trying to say, although I was well outside a bottle of wine by then. But I would hate to see a return to children learning (by rote) "O loving pelican...." or "sweet are the fl...

I'm not arguing that there's particular merit in using archaic language per se, but nor does our devotion have to be expressed in a range of subcultural vernaculars, be they "child friendly language", folksiness or rapper speak. I totally agree. I originally trained as a musician and taug...

I spent hours compiling a spreadsheet compating the contents of the two. I knocked out the dross – both ancient and modern – and was quite pleasantly surprised what I was left with.

As the late Eileen Faux once said to me:
"We don't give children simple maths.
We don't give children simple history.
Why do we give them simple music?"

And there's some lovely stuff in Hymns Old & New Liturgical: Caterpiller, caterpiller, munching, munching, ate through a leaf or two, for caterpiller, caterpiller, munching, munching, didn't have a lot to do. Sweet. Nearly as good as: Goliath was big and Goliath was strong, his sword was sharp a...

Has anyone bought either Laudate or Celebration for Everyone (with supplement) and wishes they'd bought the other? I'm about to purchase new music collection for our parish and, as this isn't my money I'm spending, I want to make sure I'm making the right decision. Here's a few thoughts: In Laudate ...

Modern six-year-olds don't know what they're missing. How I loved standing in the school hall, staring at that terrifyingly gory crucifix and singing: "To that cross my sins have nailed him, still he bleeds and dies for me". Great tune too!

Delighted to read that my Number One pin-up girl, Elizabeth I, is to be back on our screens later this year. Cate Blanchett back in the role, eclipsing Ann-Marie Duff but will she be as good as Helen Mirren? No one could be as bad as Bette Davis in Elizabeth and Essex… but I digress. I was interes...

I have asked that Composers' Group music be allowed some space in the Journal Excellent. Would love to see more music from the Composers' Group. There is still a great need for items which have been tried and tested in ordinary parishes. Take the Holy, for example: our parish is desperately short o...

Many thanks for all replies.
M

Can anyone direct me towards "What Wondrous Love is this?" I've searched through quite a few collections this morning and can't find it. Want to arrange it for wind and voices for Holy Week. Only versions on the net are sound files.

why do we have no problem entrusting the design and implementation of one of the most powerful and potentially transcendent elements of the liturgy to anyone other than skilled professionals? At least two reasons: 1) Add up all the pros and amateurs of all standards and you still don't have enough ...

TT has said beautifully what I tried to say by getting irate. Listening to Anne Quigley's "There Is A Longing" as I write this. Top of my pick of the papal pops.