Schola Nomini Tuo

Sacred, Beautiful, Universal

2010-01-30T13:47:00.005-05:00

From Jeffrey Tucker over at NLM:

Ok, it's Friday and lots of people have some sense that they should do something relaxing and uplifting going into the weekend. Here is what you should do: watch this hour-long movie made by Corpus Christi Watershed. To me, this film does the most important thing: it explains to Catholics why music for liturgy matters. We all know that the core of the problem in Catholic music really comes down to indifference. For all the other troubles out there (lack of money, lack of training, lack of resources, etc.) the real issue is that most Catholics don't know why they should care.

For this reason, I really do believe that this is the most important film to hit the Catholic world in a very long time. And I can't say enough great things about Watershed that they decided to release it for free on the internet. This is a wonderfully progressive act of generosity and service. I hope that would will even consider donating to the group for this act of evangelism.

From a quality standpoint, it beats just about everything: beautifully filmed and recorded, with effortless transitions from topic to topic. And get this: there is no narration beyond that spoken by people in the movie itself. I stand in awe at the editors who made this happen.

In any case, please take the time to view the entire movie. It is going to make a huge difference in our times. See if you agree.
SACRED, BEAUTIFUL, & UNIVERSAL: Colloquium XIX from Corpus Christi Watershed on Vimeo.

All Souls' Day

2009-11-03T19:53:00.005-05:00

All Souls' Day Requiem Ordo

Requiem High Mass in Kinkora, ON

2009-10-25T12:17:00.005-04:00

A Requiem High Mass will be offered by Fr. Paul Nicholson on All Souls' Day (November 02, 2009) at St. Patrick's Parish in Kinkora, Ontario. Mass will be at 7:30PM.

All Proper and Ordinary chants will be sung by Schola Nomini Tuo. Here are the chants:

Subvenite Liber Usualis pg 1765

Kyrie: ad libitum III

Dies Irae

Parce Domine

Sanctus Mass XII

Agnus Dei Requiem Mass

Communio

In Paradisum

For directions to Kinkora, click here.

WARNING: Do not trust automated map generators to get you to this location, as they have trouble with country roads and may deposit you twenty minutes away.

Online Liber for Weekly Use

2009-07-10T13:24:00.002-04:00

Here for the first time ever, to the best of my knowledge, is a reproduction of the Liber Usualis that can be downloaded one week at a time. You should probably still buy a real one, but this allows you to start singing propers while the hard copy's in the mail, without having to download the entire scanned Liber from Musica Sacra.

http://www.institute-christ-king.org/latin-mass-resources/sacred-music/

Enjoy.

Recent training on singing the Extraordinary Form

2009-05-04T22:28:00.004-04:00

Here's a short video about the recent training by the Church Music Association of America in Connecticut for priests and seminarians.

Anyone interested in attending the 2009 CMAA Sacred Music Colloquium should apply as soon as possible. The registration closing date is May 15.

Documentary on the Life of William Byrd

2009-03-04T13:47:00.005-05:00

Thanks to Jeffrey Tucker from The New Liturgical Movement blog, here is: "Playing Elizabeth's Tune: The Life of William Byrd" presented by The Tallis Scholars.

Tutorial on Gregorian chant

2009-02-27T10:07:00.002-05:00

I came across this basic tutorial on Gregorian chant, specifically on pitch and modes on musicasacra.com.

http://www.musicasacra.com/media/chant_pitch.ppt

Schola Registration

2009-02-05T10:27:00.007-05:00

We are now registered with the International Registry of Gregorian Scholas!

http://www.musicasacra.com/registry/

Vatican II on the role of chant in the Liturgy

2009-02-05T09:41:00.004-05:00

Vatican II's Constitution on the Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, stated that chant was to be given "pride of place" -- a phrase echoed by Pope Paul VI in Musicam Sacram (March 5, 1967) and repeated in the current General Instruction of the Roman Missal. (41)

"The Church acknowledges Gregorian chant as specially suited to the Roman Liturgy: therefore, other things being equal, it should be given pride of place in liturgical services". - Second Vatican Council, Sacrosanctum Concilium §116 (1963)

Musicam Sacram (1967) quotes Vatican II: "According to the Constitution on the Liturgy, 'the use of the Latin language, with due respect to particular law, is to be preserved in the Latin rites.'" and orders that: "Pastors of souls should take care that besides the vernacular 'the faithful may also be able to say or sing together in Latin those parts of the Ordinary of the Mass which pertain to them.'" (n.47). About chant, it repeats Vatican II: "Gregorian chant, as proper to the Roman liturgy, should be given pride of place."(n.50).

Name suggestions?

2009-02-03T20:19:00.004-05:00

We would like to give the schola a fitting name. One name suggested is "Nomini Tuo" meaning "to thy name" from Psalm 113:9 (Not to us, O Lord, not to us; but to thy name give glory). I think it's a great name, but we are open to other suggestions. Another suggestion he had was "Clamavi ad te" meaning "I have cried to Thee" from Psalm 85.

Suggestions can be made in the Comment box and they will be added to the poll.

Introductory Practice

2009-02-03T17:39:00.005-05:00

For anyone who can make it, we'll be having an introductory practice on Saturday, February 07 from 5:30 to 6:30pm at Windermere on the Mount. (Southeast corner of the intersection of Richmond and Windermere, chapel's right inside the front door.)

We'll be covering at least some of the following, depending on who comes out:
1. Reading chant notation.
2. The eight modes.
3. Pronunciation
4. The ordinary chants of the Mass. (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus and Agnus Dei)

If you have time to look at a few things before then, please check out:
1. An Idiot's Guide to Square Notes, found here: http://ceciliaschola.org/pdf/squarenotes.pdf
2. Mass XI in the online Liber (Also posted. If you only have time to look at one thing, make it the Kyrie) http://www.musicasacra.com/pdf/liberusualis.pdf

Having said all that, please come out even if you haven't been able to look at anything. This will most likely be a very beginning practice. You'll fit in fine. Any questions, email us at london_schola@hotmail.com.

God bless!