Musicam Sacram

The Pope Benedict XVI Schola is putting on a concert this Advent to benefit the Knoxville Ladies of Charity.  The theme is "A (Mostly) Medieval and Renaissance Christmas," and the program will feature some of the most beautiful motets and carols you’ve never heard. Organist Charles Walden, our friend and colleague, will also perform a [...]

You’re all invited to the Pope Benedict XVI Schola’s first concert, set for 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at Holy Ghost Church in Knoxville. The theme is “Sacred Choral Music From Byrd to Bruckner,” and our friend Charles Walden will also perform. The concert is free, but we will gratefully accept any donations. Proceeds will [...]

You’re invited: we’re having a casual get-together at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Chancery office in Knoxville. E-mail me for directions and to RSVP so I can make sure there’s enough food. I’m bringing sandwiches. Feel free to bring salad, cookies, fruit, and other accompaniments. No fixed agenda—just an opportunity for us to [...]

Noel Jones and I conducted the chapter’s first workshop today at Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga. Students from the high school and members of at least two area parishes took part in a daylong session on Gregorian chant and polyphony. Participants were talented, attentive, and enthusiastic–and it was especially delightful to work with so [...]

The chapter’s first workshop will be offered at Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Saturday, Sept. 20. The session will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will focus on Gregorian chant and Renaissance polyphony. Cost of the workshop is $10 (includes pizza lunch). Sponsors are Musicam Sacram members Isabel Miller and [...]

Singers and music directors of all faiths are invited to take part in a six-week choir school beginning Wednesday, July 23, at St. John Neumann School in Farragut. Each Wednesday rehearsal will run from 7 to 9 p.m. The program will end with choral evensong on Aug. 27, followed by an ice-cream social for choristers [...]