Holy Week has come and gone. It’s been so long since I was part of the congregation (and not the choir director) that I almost feel like I want to take one Triduum off and just enjoy the Three Days without feeling the pressure of being there with the music—no, as I think more about [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Triduum Memories 2008
Posted in Catholic Art, Catholic Liturgy, Catholic Music Composer, GIA, Liturgical Movement, Liturgical Music, Liturgical Season, Special Moments, Triduum - Easter on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Stations of the Cross with Taize chants
Posted in Catholic Liturgy, Catholic Music Composer, Instrumentation, Liturgical Music, Prayer, Stations of the Cross, Taize on March 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
During the weeks of Lent, I had the pleasure of participating in a “Stations of the Cross with Taize chants” service. I’ve never really been drawn to this Catholic tradition but I was very surprised how the music drew me into the prayer. Much of the impact this service had on me was due to [...]
Schedule of Music for the 5th Sunday of Lent
Posted in Catholic Liturgy, Catholic Music Composer, GIA, Lenten Music, Liturgical Music, Liturgical Season, Service Music, Taize, WLP on March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m always wondering what music other pastoral musicians are using for various seasons of the year. We are going into the fifth weekend of Lent and I am happy to say that I’ve had my choir practicing the music for Triduum for over a month. For me, that is a pretty big deal. [...]
Journey for home
Posted in Catholic Liturgy, Catholic Music Composer, Instrumentation, Lenten Music, WLP on March 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t believe I’ve written anything about World Library Publications (WLP) in my blog so here we go—
WLP is certainly smaller than GIA or OCP but that doesn’t mean they don’t have excellent music and/or composers. During the season of Lent, we are doing a song called Journey For Home by Ed Bolduc. Ed [...]