http://ceciliaschola.org The website and blog of the St. Cecilia Schola, Auburn, Alabama Fri, 29 May 2009 14:23:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://ceciliaschola.org/2009/05/20/here-we-are-at-the-groundbreaking-of-our-new-parish/ [caption id="attachment_115" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="The Schola in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Cathedral with Bishop Baker"][/caption] http://ceciliaschola.org/2009/03/28/the-schola-in-birmingham-with-bishop-baker-and-amy-welborn/ A very nice set of images here. http://ceciliaschola.org/2009/03/23/image-set-from-birmingham/ The St. Ceclia Schola is honred with an invitation to sing at the Highest Call meeting--Mass and Benediction--on March 25, 2009, in Birmingham, Alabama. http://ceciliaschola.org/2009/03/05/schola-to-sing-at-highest-call-meeting/ The St. Cecilia Schola will sing for Gaudete Sunday this lovely setting of the Introit text by Richard Rice. http://ceciliaschola.org/2008/12/11/gaudete-sunday-2/ The St. Cecilia Schola will be providing the music for the ground breaking ceremony with ArchBishop Rodi at the construction site of the new Chuch on College Ave., 4:00pm on Saturday, September 13, 2008. We have invited all singers in the area to come join us on two English Psalms ... http://ceciliaschola.org/2008/09/08/join-us-at-the-groundbreaking/ The St. Cecilia Schola has openings in its bass, tenor, and alto sections. Write us if you are interested, or call 334.703.0884 http://ceciliaschola.org/2008/09/01/openings-in-the-schola/ This fall we will begin a cycle of motets by William Byrd, pieces based on Mass propers published in 1604. They were circulated privately given the politics of the time. They are all masterful, and fit perfectly with the voicing of the schola. Our first piece is Confirma hoc Deus. http://ceciliaschola.org/2008/08/21/byrd-cycle/ Our parish, St. Michaels of Auburn, Alabama, is in the process of building a new church facility, and during the planning stages, the issue of acoustics came up. It has been conventional in the last several decades to build acoustics under the assumption that the music will be projected by ... http://ceciliaschola.org/2008/07/20/contribute-to-excellent-acoustics/ The transition to sacred music in most parishes needs to come slowly and simply, with easy settings that are quick to teach and learn, mostly in English. The idea here is to prepare the way for more complex settings in Latin later on. At the outset, however, vernacular plainsong can ... http://ceciliaschola.org/2008/06/29/a-simple-english-mass-for-your-parish/ The St. Cecilia Schola would like to congratulate the Cistercian Monks of Stift Heiligenkreuz for their splendid new CD of Gregorian Chant that has entered at #9 in the UK charts, and is scheduled for a July 1 release in the United States. You can buy it here. The chant ... http://ceciliaschola.org/2008/05/25/chant-cd-enters-top-10/ Here is a polyphonic Veni Creator by Palestrina, alternating with chant. We read through it last night, and liked it very much. Added to the sidebar. http://ceciliaschola.org/2008/04/11/palestrinas-veni-creator/ Catholic musicians working within the context of the Novus Ordo have some difficult choices to make. The GIRM allows for either the antiphon (the Gradual) from the Graduale Romanum, the choir book featuring the sung parts of the Mass belonging to the schola, or the post conciliar concoction known ... http://ceciliaschola.org/2008/03/16/did-you-like-the-psalm-at-mass-today/ Here is a nice version of the piece we will sing on Good Friday: http://ceciliaschola.org/2008/02/12/allegris-miserere/ After the great success of our workshop, several people asked if Wilko Brouwers would be available for conducting a workshop in their own parishes or cathedrals. The answer is yes. You can write him to discuss details and possibilities. http://ceciliaschola.org/2008/02/04/wilko-brouwers-as-workshop-leader/