Society of Saint Gregory

Looking for some three-part choir music, not Sopranos Altos and Men, but for Ladies, Tenors and Basses - such is the gender balance of the choir here. Can anyone recommend some good arrangements of Advent or Christmas carols please, before I start writing my own?

Has anyone seen "Sing Praise", the new hymnbook they mention? Is the material in it covered by CCLI or Calamus? Is any of it suitable for catholic use? Yes I have a copy. It's published by Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd and the Royal School of Church Music, so it's an Anglican resource with ecumenical ...

Well thank you, Presbyter and CC, I think you've had a good run for your money with this! I’m a musician, not a theologian, but at least I now understand what you mean by the word Church, and why you got so uptight about it. You quoted St Robert Bellarmine The one and true Church is the community of ...

Thank you for the swift responses. An entrance song that gathers the thoughts of the assembly to begin worship obviously needs to be underpinned by good Catholic theology. But I said this of Sing a new church it’s never been my choice for a Sunday Liturgy because it doesn’t fit that occasion, it doe ...

After years of lurking, this thread has wound me up sufficiently to warrant a reply to the initial post. I learnt Sing a new church years ago, must have been at a Summer School or an NNPM event, and whilst it’s never been my choice for a Sunday Liturgy, it has at times been ideal to express the p ...