Chant! Woot!
After Christmas my choir director has said that we are going to learn chant!
Although I have done a bit–the Agnus Dei, and some other pieces–I am thrilled to really get to learn this act of sacred singing. Our pastor is very musically-inclined so I know he will enjoy this!
To get y’all excited, here, from Fr.Z is a great chant article.
(OK y’all–ignore the political parts of the article and just focus on how great the chant is. Chant is all parties, all the time. Everyone can love chant! And if you don’t, you should try it! There are some great albums out there.
Yikes, I just said albums. I am an 80s child.
Oh, and one more note: at my parish, the choir does sing the octavo for the day upfront (we have no loft and sing the Mass from a section in the pews), because the acoustics are better. Our director is always telling us that we are there to serve the worship, not to show off.)
The whole thing is pasted below the jump. (Read on …)
