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May 2014

May 07, 2014

Unforgettable Cuts: “Clancy’s Theme,” by Bruce Rowland

The Bruce Rowland-penned score for The Man from Snowy River is fantastic, and a significant...

April 2014

April 20, 2014

“Jubilate Deo!”

He is risen! Sound the trumpets! Jubilate Deo omnis terra, quia sic benedicetur homo qui...

April 19, 2014

Emilio de’ Cavalieri’s “Lamentations of the Prophet Jeremiah”

I'm unfamiliar with this work. In fact, I'm unfamiliar with this composer. Strange stuff, indeed....

April 18, 2014

John IV of Portugal’s “Crux Fidelis”

Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis: nulla silva talem profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce...

April 17, 2014

Gesualdo’s “Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday”

The name “Tenebrae” -- Latin for "shadows" or "darkness" -- has been given because this Office...

April 16, 2014

Chesnokov’s “Let My Prayer Arise!”

Da ispravitsya molitva moya, yako kadilo pred Toboyu: vozdeyanie ruku moeyu, zhertva vechernyaya. Gospodi, vozzvakh...

April 15, 2014

Musical Mediation for Holy Week

It's time once again to embark on one of my longest-standing personal spiritual traditions: Finding...

April 09, 2014

“With Gusto and Lust” — Johnny Cash on Suffering, Success, The Classics, and The Gospel

Every time I begin to despair of the InterWebs and their ability to offer anything...

April 08, 2014

Looking For a Marimba Concerto? I’ve Got You Covered.

The Previously-Discussed Welsh composer Karl Jenkins has written a concerto based on the legendary La Folia. For the marimba....

April 01, 2014

J. S. Bach, Douglas Adams, and the Happy Genius

Douglas Adams is an acquired taste. I say that with some sadness, but also with...

March 2014

March 26, 2014

Scott Tennant, François Couperin, and A Charming Number of My Favorite Things

I've loved guitarist Scott Tennant for years, ever since I first saw The LAGQ's "Loose Canon." I love...

March 25, 2014

A Mystery of Grace

From Benedict XVI's "Dogma und Verkundigung:" The mystery of the annunciation to Mary is not just...

March 22, 2014

The Big Bach Puzzler

Over at NPR's "Deceptive Cadence" blog, Tom Huizenga has a fun little quiz called "Wig...

March 11, 2014

Waxing Musically Nostalgic with Michael Z. Land (and Bajakian and McConnell)

The time has come, the walrus said, to talk of Michael Z. Land, the justly-famous composer whose...

March 05, 2014

Sam Rocha’s “Late to Love”

That's Sam Rocha. One-time Patheotte. Academic. Soul-Singer. And most of all, a soul-searcher. He's got...

March 01, 2014

Appropriate Title? There Is None.

Elizabeth is always reminding us Catholic Patheosi to be thoughtful about our post titles. Well,...

February 2014

February 25, 2014

Crossing Over with Béla Fleck

Here's what I'm listening to right now. Also known as "what you're listening to right...

February 18, 2014

“No More Sorrow” with Ladysmith Black Mambazo

This is exactly what I needed today. Exactly. That's Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a South African...

February 13, 2014

Frozen’s “Let It Go” …Gets Away

Google Translate, you're doing it wrong. (Or is that "doing it very, VERY right?") I...

February 11, 2014

“Something That God Has Allowed To Happen:” NPR Interviews The Sisters of Mary, Queen of the Apostles

This "Morning Edition" piece on Missouri's singing nuns is almost impossibly charming. Almost. When the...

February 05, 2014

A Sick Note for the Ages

This tune's been stuck in my head for a few days now, so I'm sharing....

January 2014

January 27, 2014

WANTED: A Familiar Version of “Ge Mig En Dag”

YouTube has failed me. I can't find the version of "Ge Mig En Dag" I...

January 20, 2014

Beethoven’s Complete Piano Concerti

I've never been a Nikolaus Harnoncourt fan. I can't say entirely why, though I've long claimed...

January 14, 2014

No Commentary Necessary — Mozart’s “Commendatore”

For some strange reason, my most vivid college memories almost always involve music -- a...

January 06, 2014

Thieving Mozart

First, listen to this opening: Then, listen to this one: That first clip is the...

December 2013

December 18, 2013

Whitacre’s “Enjoy the Silence”

Stumbled across this musical oddity a few weeks ago: Eric Whitacre's setting of Depeche Mode's...

December 09, 2013

Curing My Canon Fatigue

Pachelbel's Canon in D is one of those pieces that a) is truly great, and...

November 2013

November 28, 2013

A Blessed Thanksgiving to One and All

Traditional- Simple Gifts with Alison Krauss by Yo-Yo Ma on Grooveshark 'Tis the gift to...

November 25, 2013

Music for the Octave of St. Cecilia

I realize that I'm a day (or two ...or three) late. But I'd like to...

November 20, 2013

Suddenly, For No Reason, Sting

Here (with a touch more Today Show and advertising than one might want): Good people...

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