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Perhaps you wonder what our musicians do in the times between Masses and rehearsal – that’s a huge topic that I won’t go near yet! However, you may be interested to learn about my secular music making with San Francisco … Continue reading
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Guest Post: Simon C Berry Dear Friends: St. Dominic’s Catholic Church, San Francisco, CA invites you to its annual Christmas Concert,Monday, December 15, 7:30 p.m. A (mostly) Baroque Christmas. The Schola Cantorum will sing motets by the Baroque composers … Continue reading
Guest Post: Simon C Berry I’m writing today about The English composer Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986), whose Mass setting we are performing at Solemn Masses in the month of St. Dominic. This music is different from really any other Mass setting that we sing and … Continue reading
Guest Post: Simon Berry On Holy Thursday we will be singing music based on the chant Ubi Caritas, the hymn set for the offertory of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. The parish has been using a Mass setting based on … Continue reading
Guest post: Simon Berry If its any encouragement, the Solemn Mass will include the incomparable setting of Psalm 51 (The Miserere) by Allegri. This is the piece of choral music where a lone soprano reaches a high C in the … Continue reading