by Alan Smith | 2 Nov 2024 | Events, Music, SSG
The next SSG Composers Group meeting is in two weeks’ time, on Saturday 16 November starting at 2pm and finishing by 4pm. This will be one of our occasional teaching sessions. I have it in mind to explore flexible arranging for parish music groups but I am open...
by Site Admin | 29 Oct 2024 | Music, People, SSG
Iona Abbey is looking for a church musician. Working at Iona Abbey offers the chance to live on a remote Scottish island, surrounded by beauty and community. As Musician, you will provide a variety of music, such as congregational songs, appropriate for Iona Abbey’s...
by John Kitchen | 23 Oct 2024 | SSG
Review: The Revised English Hymnal The Canterbury Press (2023) £35 Review by Dr John Kitchen MBE We have waited a long time for this, but at last it has appeared: the latest version of the English Hymnal. Its publication has been beset by endless delays, but the...
by Site Admin | 22 Oct 2024 | Resources, SSG
The latest edition of Music & Liturgy (Vol 50.3), the journal of the Society of St Gregory, hits doormats next week (or shortly thereafter). In this issue, there are reports and reflections from Summer School 2024 at Liverpool Hope University; a reflection on the...
by Mo Griffiths | 12 Oct 2024 | Events, SSG
Notice is hereby given to members that the Annual General Meeting of the Society of Saint Gregory will be held online (by Zoom) on Saturday 23 November 2024 at 12.15pm. AGENDA 1. Welcome from the Chair 2. Apologies for absence 3. Approval of the Minutes of the Annual...
by Site Admin | 1 Oct 2024 | SSG
For all those organ enthusiasts out there, this video by Balint Karosi gives an extraordinary introduction to the new Rieger instrument at the Musikkittalo in Helsinki. Parish organists may have some difficulty in persuading their parish priests of an urgent need for...