A forewarning – these are loosely connected thoughts…
At the Sacred Music Colloquium, I chose to be in the the polyphonic choir directed by Dr. William Mahrt. While I would like to say that the decision was reached with the knowledge of which music I wanted to sing, and the understanding that he was a brilliant [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Vespers, SS. Peter and Paul, and the Holy Cross (Colloquium Post)
June 29, 2008Hollywood wisdom and unintended consequences
June 26, 2008It is a rare occasion when one can glean a bit of wisdom from a Hollywood cartoon, but the latest movie from Dreamworks, Kung Fu Panda, in fact was able to offer me some insight to my past. The particular quotation I’m thinking of here is “One often meets his destiny on the road he [...]
Plenty more where that came from…
June 25, 2008More sound files are available from the Colloquium at the Musica Sacra forums here.
Hat tip again to Aristotle at The Recovering Choir Director and a big thanks to him for recording many of these.
I have a couple very short videos to come…if I can convert them okay. Hopefully more posts tomorrow. I’m still recovering -more [...]
Art deco chapels at Loyola University – Chicago
June 25, 2008My wife is an architect; I have been well trained. If ever I go somewhere by myself, my chief responsibility is to take a ridiculous amount of photos of the churches I visit.
So for your enjoyment, some nice examples of art deco sacred architecture (mixed with some gothic elements). The main chapel at Loyola, Madonna [...]
Post-Colloquium – brevis
June 24, 2008I have returned from the Colloquium, and I have a lot to write – although all my thoughts are still coalescing at the moment (and I’m trying to survive going back to work). But Aristotle (who by chance happened to be my roommate) at the The Recovering Choir Director has an .mp3 recording of a [...]
from the colloquium…a collection of neumes
June 20, 2008It’s now day four of the colloquium and this is my first post. Well, I’ve been busy!
Since i’m typing this on my phone, I’m going to keep it short, but here are some notes about my experience so far.
I’ve rarely been at such beautiful liturgies, and never on weekdays! The music is great of [...]
Light blogging
June 14, 2008I’m getting ready for the Sacred Music Colloquium 2008, so I may not have much to post over the weekend. I will do my best to blog from my iPhone at the Colloquium. We’ll see what I can do!
Ineffable
June 14, 2008Ineffable \In*ef”fa*ble\, a. [L. ineffabilis: cf. F. ineffable.
See In- not, and Effable, Fame.]
Incapable of being expressed in words; unspeakable;
unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven.
(sourced from http://dictionary.die.net/ineffable, Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
I’m at a loss for words…When I was growing up, it took some work to get a definition of a word you didn’t [...]
Quotations, skill, imagination, and language
June 12, 2008So yesterday, I finally succumbed to the void that is Facebook. Curiosity and peer pressure got the best of me. In joining, one of the things you are compelled to do is create a list of ‘favorites’ so that all your fellow facebooker’s can get a glimpse of how cool (or nerdy) you are. It’s [...]
Internet ‘censership’
June 10, 2008The internet is truly amazing. First off, thanks to eric for commenting on the Art at Home post about how to use the hand censer. Shortly after I published that post, I took my chances with a Google search, thinking I’d probably find some web page or another with a mention of it. But low [...]
The counter-reformation generation (updated)
June 8, 2008They’re scared at what their reforms hath wrought – a new generation opposed to their spirit (Fr. Andrew Greeley - And notice the by-line: He’s so one with the laity that he can’t use Fr. or Rev.).
My most recent analysis, based on survey data that I and others have gathered periodically since Vatican II, reveals a striking [...]
