Oh man, this going to be a treat.
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Oh man, this going to be a treat. I just got done hiking back from the north end of the campus where we had today’s Gregorian Chant rehearsal. Last year I was in Wilko Brouwer’s polyphony choir group and was incredibly impressed with his teaching style. Not to leave you in suspense about what happened to our polyphony choir which sang the music for the Holy Hour Service this afternoon. If you remember, I talked about it yesterday. Today was a most challenging practice. Here’s the setup: The music. Ah, the wonderful music. Here’s how the Colloquium runs: Prayer. Eat. Music. Mass. Eat. Music. Music. Eat. Learning. Music. Prayer. Fall into a heap and do it all again tomorrow. It’s a day of great movement in my life, many things are in flux. What an absolutely great bunch of guys to work with. Since September we’ve been chanting for one Mass a month, and yesterday’s Mass was the last before heading off to a well-deserved summer break. And more important, to the Sacred Music Colloquium in Chicago next week. Continue reading Corpus Christi brings chant year to a close So far I’ve focused on blog posts relating to my book and to my career coaching. Today’s a great day for launching into a totally different area of my life, sacred music. For the last 3+ years, I’ve been leading the Gregorian Chant Schola (choir) at St Elizabeth Ann Seton parish. I have to admit that this is a tremendous journey of discovery and learning. |