Alternative psalm versions
The Australian Bishops’ Conference has decided that musical settings of the psalms which use translations other than those approved for the Lectionary may be used. At their May 2024 meeting, the bishops confirmed that “scripture texts set to music, by...
Sounding awesome!
How to Make your Choir Sound Awesome: the Ultimate Vocal Warm-up Book
Warm-ups are the focus here. As the authors state, they are an…
Music & Liturgy July 2024
The latest edition (July 2024) of Music & Liturgy, the journal of the Society of St Gregory, has arrived. As well as the liturgy planner which runs until the feast of Christ the King, there are articles by Brian Ching CSC on the crucifix in the worship space,...
Psalm texts released
The Liturgy Office of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has released psalm texts from the new Lectionary Volume 1 (Sundays and major feast days). The new Lectionary uses the Abbey Psalms (2020), a revision of the Grail Psalms (1963) already...
Macmillan on chant
To attract an audience of 300-plus on a cold and rainy midweek night for a lecture on the somewhat niche topic of the origins of western music in plainsong is an astonishing feat. But the draw this past week was Sir …