Society of Saint Gregory

Songs of Praise today came from Leeds Cathedral. The congregation was made up of 400 young singers from Catholic schools from Bradford, all part of the Diocese of Leeds Schools singing program. Also featured was the Bradford Youth Choir (w) singing 'I am his child' by American composer Moses Hogan. ...

you can access the listen again here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/choralevensong/pip/8qa78/

One doesn't even need to read to read these many documents to understand the liturgical/dramatic sense of the people singing the Gospel Greeting and Eucharistic Acclamations. But to suggest this at one or two cathedrals would be lead to expressions of horror and disgust. Four pieces which should be...

The Diocese of Leeds has an innovative approach to liturgical music centred around its young people. (You may have seen the article in the Tablet 2 weeks ago.) The music programme currently involves 4 childrens choirs at the cathedral and 20 in Bradford. We wish to develop this outreach work from th...

Thats really quite short for a PhD! And it really is quite readable....

We usually sing a setting of 'Christus Factus Est' at this point (the Latin translation) so wouldn't use the Lenten refrain - I don't see any reson why you couldn't however.

The Book of Common Prayer?

Annabel, Masses we use here in Leeds for upper voices include Missa in Simplicate - Langlais (Unison but v. nice and quite tricky!) Missa Brevis - Delibes (SSA) Sort of thing that works well what ever sort of organ you have availble. Missa Brevis - Saunders (SS) Jazz inspired setting by our Director...

I have just been re-reading the book version of Miraim Therese Winters PhD, 'Why Sing? Towards a theology of Catholic Church Music.' I would recommend this to you all if you haven't read it - it is really quite readable and has an extensive (although slightly out of date now) bibliography. Anyhow, I...

I thought it might be of interest to you all to hear a Catholic children's choir sang the Daily Service this morning on BBC R4. To listen again to the service, go to m and click on listen again (Monday 5th March) The service was sung by the Bradford Girls' Choir, who are part of the Bradford Youth C...

Line up for music at Leeds Rite of Election, 3pm on 1st Sunday of Lent Entrance Hymn: O Worship the King, All glorious above Responsorial Psalm: Here I am Lord (Ps 39) - Cullen Gospel Acclamation: Praise to you O Christ - Cullen Catachumens signing: Sicut Cervus - Pallestrina Candidates admissions: ...

From the viewpoint of someone who runs choirs and singing groups (singing primarily religious/ liturgical music) in schools in West Yorkshire. The immigrant children (of wholm there are many - mainly Eastern European) love learning to sing songs in English - in fact it teaches them the language quic...

A source of concern to me is the average age of choristers, which seems to be about 55. The average age of "folk" groups is about a decade higher. The average liturgical guitarist is very white haired these days. Organs are not so badly off: there are teenage organists about. Perhaps it i...

Benevenio wrote:The Telegraph article refers to "Papa Wojtyla".

Does that mean the Roman Church is now governed by Papa Razzi?

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If the preparation motet or hymn is not long enough, then I would usually improvise until the point at which the deacon comes forward to incense the congregation, after which the priest leads into 'pray bretheren...'