Musica Sacra Florida Registration

The conference page for the 2nd annual Musica Sacra Florida Conference has been updated and is ready to accept registrations!  www.musicasacra.com/florida

To access the conference brochure and tentative schedule, click here.

Vespers for the Feast of the Purification of BVM

All are cordially invited to solemn 2nd Vespers for the Feast of the Purification the Blessed Virgin Mary on Feb. 2 at 7:00pm at St Patrick Catholic Church in Palm Beach Gardens.

The Schola Cantorum of the Palm Beaches and local priests will assist.  The repertoire includes Liszt’s Ave maris stella and falsobordone by Viadana for the Magnificat.  The evening will also feature international organ virtuoso Adam Brakel, music director for the Cathedral of St Ignatius.

2nd Annual Musica Sacra Florida Gregorian Chant Conference

Musica Sacra Florida Gregorian Chant Conference

Sponsored by the Florida Chapter of the Church Music Association of America 
in conjunction with the
Department of Music, Ave Maria University, Ave Maria, Florida.

Friday & Saturday, March 19-20, 2010

This two-day workshop will present both beginning and advanced musicians with lectures, breakout sessions, and rehearsals that will enrich their knowledge of Gregorian chant and its use in the Roman Catholic liturgy.

Led by a faculty of chant specialists from around the state, attendees will learn more about the history of Gregorian chant and its role in the liturgy as well as experience the chant in the context of both the Divine Office and the Mass. Beginning chanters will be introduced to the basics of notation and rhythm according to the classic Solesmes method. Experienced chanters will learn new repertoire and advance their understanding of rhythmic and interpretive nuance. Resources and practical methods for the cultivation of Gregorian chant in the life of the parish will also be discussed. A special breakout session will be devoted to helping priests and deacons with their liturgical chants.

This workshop is ideal for choir members, parish music directors, music students, teachers, parents, seminarians, deacons, priests, and anyone who is interested in learning about the heritage of sacred music within the Roman Catholic Church.

Registration fees are $40 or $15 for students (with I.D.) and include the price of instructional materials and instruction. Overnight accommodations will be available at AMU’s Xavier Conference Center. Participants can choose among various options for room and board. For prices and options, go to www.musicasacra.com/florida (Webpage still under re-construction — updates coming soon)

Pre-registration is required.
 Deadline: Friday, March 5th, 2010
To register, visit: www.musicasacra.com/florida
Contact Information: 
 Susan Treacy
 (239) 280-1668 or susan [dot] treacy [at] avemaria.edu

Faculty:

Keynote Speaker: Jeffrey Tucker – Managing Editor, Sacred Music
Mary Jane Ballou – Director of the Schola Cantorae, St Augustine, FL
Jennifer Donelson – Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Timothy McDonnell – Ave Maria University, Ave Maria, FL
Michael O’Connor – Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL

Susan Treacy – Ave Maria University, Ave Maria, FL

Registration:
Registration fees are $40 and include the price of instructional materials and instruction. Students (with I.D.) are $15. Payment is accepted online or due upon arrival at the conference. Pre-registration is required. Deadline: Friday, March 5th, 2010. Registration is available at: www.musicasacra.com/florida

Room & Board Options:
Overnight accommodations will be available at AMU’s Xavier Conference Center.
Participants may choose from among the following options for room and board.
Xavier Conference Center — Single occupancy $45
Xavier Conference Center — Double occupancy ($30 per person) $60
Saturday Breakfast $5
Saturday Lunch $7

Location:
Ave Maria University, 5050 Ave Maria Boulevard, Ave Maria, FL 34142
A campus map can be accessed at: http://www.avemaria.edu/uploads/pagesfiles/352.pdf
All events except the closing Mass are located in the Bob Thomas Student Union, labeled 05 on the campus map.

Preliminary Conference Schedule

Friday, March 19th
3:00-4:30 Registration Xavier Conference Center
4:30 Welcome
4:45 Keynote Lecture /Jeffrey Tucker on the spirituality of chant Ballroom
5:30-6:45 Breakout Sessions
a. The Singing Celebrant/TBA
b. Intro to Gregorian Chironomy (Conducting)/Treacy
c. Introduction to Gregorian Notation/Donelson
d. Music in the Extraordinary Form of the Mass/McDonnell
7:00 Vespers & Benediction (Fr Brian Austin, FSSP) The Oratory
8:00 Social Hour & Dinner The Queen Mary Pub

Saturday, March 20th
7:30 Lauds Executive Dining Room
7:50 Late Registration / Breakfast (Catered) Executive Dining Room
8:45 Rehearsal No. 1 TBA
10:00 Break
10:15 Lecture 1/Historical Aspects/O’Connor Ballroom
11:00 Rehearsal No. 2 TBA
12:00 Lunch (Catered) Executive Dining Room
1:30 Lecture 2/ Chant since Summorum pontificum/Tucker Ballroom
2:15 Rehearsal No. 3 TBA
3:30 Break / Walk to The Oratory
3:45-4:45 Rehearsal No. 4 The Oratory
5:00 Missa cantata (Extraordinary Form) The Oratory
6:00 Supper The Queen Mary Pub

Miami Archdiocese – New Tridentine Latin Mass in Broward County

All are invited to assist with the Miami Archdiocese’s newest Latin Mass apostolate: The Tridentine Mass is presently being celebrated twice-a-month at St Malachy Catholic Church, in Tamarac, at 7:30 AM on the first and last Sundays of every month.

The liturgy is presently a Low Mass. If anyone is interested in singing in, and/or directing, a schola, please contact Mr. Eugene Cunnigham, at (954) 376-1669 or apollo11baby [at] gmail [dot] com. The celebrating priest is very enthusiastic about beautifying the Mass and promoting it.

Tallahassee: Upcoming Tridentine Low Mass

On Sunday, January 10, at 2 PM, a Tridentine Low Mass will be celebrated at the Co-Cathedral of St Thomas More, in Tallahassee, FL. Directions to the church may be found on the parish website.

Any sacrifices one might make to attend would be most welcome. Future and more frequent celebrations, and at a more convenient hour, depend (at least in part) on good attendance and generous financial contribution. All monies collected at this Mass will go toward the region’s Latin Mass apostolate.

Also, please place and/or keep our bishop, John Ricard, in your prayers. He is still in serious condition, having suffered a stroke on December 22.

Schola Cantorae – Vespers in St. Augustine

Vespers of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
Friday, December 18, 2009
Shrine of La Leche

Vespers begin at 6 p.m. with the Angelus or Regina Caeli
All are welcome to join us in the Shrine Chapel.
For more information, visit: www.cantorae.com.

Florida Pro Musica Concert

Click here to view an article in the St. Petersburg Times about the recent concert of music from the 4th Sunday of Advent.

Music for the 4th Sunday of Advent – Florida Pro Musica

Florida Pro Musica – Larry Kent, Music Director

Gregorian Chant VII: Mass for the 4th Sunday of Advent

Florida Pro Musica’s seventh annual concert of Gregorian Chant will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in downtown Tampa, Florida at 4:00 p.m. on December 20, 2009. This program recreates a chanted mass as it might have sounded 1,000 years ago, featuring the original Latin with appropriate lessons read in English. These concerts have become a popular Tampa Bay tradition, and offer a welcome respite from the frantic pace of the season.  Enjoy the meditative sounds of Gregorian Chant in one of Tampa’s most beautiful churches.  A reception with the musicians follows the 45- minute concert. 

Concert Sponsors:  George & Andrea Gramling.

What:             Florida Pro Musica – Gregorian Chant VII: Mass for the 4th Sunday of Advent

When:             Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

Where:            Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 509 North Florida Avenue, Tampa, FL 33602

Cost:               All tickets are $10 (general seating), and may be purchased online or at the door.

Info/tickets:    www.FloridaProMusica.com or call Laura Hollis (813) 293-4594.

Also, in a special appearance, the Florida Pro Musica schola will perform a Gregorian Chant concert of a Mass for the 3rd Sunday of Advent at St. George Anglican Cathedral in Ocala, Florida on Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

What:             Florida Pro Musica – Gregorian Chant: Mass for the 3rd Sunday of Advent

When:             Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

Where:            St. George Anglican Cathedral, 5646 SE 28th St., Ocala, FL 34471

Tickets:           Admission is FREE.  A good-will offering will be collected.

Information:  Church Office:  (352) 624-0112.

Tallahassee Latin Mass Petition

Dear friends,

To advance the Ratzingerian reform of the liturgical reform  in the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, several Catholics in the Diocese’s Eastern Deanery (Leon, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties) are collecting signatures for a letter we are soon to send to Rome. We take this step only having been unsuccessful in our appeal to local pastors and the bishop (whose good faith we otherwise do not disparage). For every step we have taken forward, we’ve taken two back, and the current situation is simply unacceptable.

It is very easy to sign on to the petition. If you reside in either of the aforementioned counties, simply send an email to esg08 [at] fsu [dot] edu, and include in it your 1) Name, 2) Parish, and 3) Phone # or Email. Your name will be added to the petition.

The text of the petition is as follows:

We the undersigned, practicing Catholics residing in the Eastern Deanry of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, in keeping with the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI’s motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, request to have the Mass of Blessed John XXIII offered at the Co-Cathedral of St Thomas More, or at a nearby parish. We request that this extraordinary form of the Mass be offered on Sundays, feast days, and week days. We would also like to request establishment of a personal parish or the appointment of a chaplain for the extraordinary form of the Mass. Our ultimate goal is the celebration of a Missa Cantata(sung Mass) on Sundays and holy days, and by our signatures we commit to assisting at such celebrations on a regular basis, should they be offered.

If you are able and willing to sign, please do so. We need signatures ASAP. If you know others, who would be willing to sign on, please distribute this petition as widely as possible, along with the instructions on how to sign it. NOTE: In the case of families who wish to sign, every adult Catholic should sign separately. To do so, simply indicate in your email the number of persons signing on, with their names individuated.

Thank you for aiding the cause of liturgical restoration in the Florida panhandle!

In Christ,

Eric Giunta

Chant Workshop in Tampa

SCHOLARS’ FORUM: “Gregorian Chant for Everyone”
Larry Kent, Ph.D.
December 8 – Tuesday, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
 
A workshop with the Music Director of Florida Pro Musica on singing this beautiful music from the Middle Ages. The ability to read music is not necessary, nor is a trained or beautiful voice. Participants will get a brief historical introduction to the role of Gregorian chant in the early Christian Church, but the emphasis will be on singing. Register by: December 4 Cost: $20
 
The Franciscan Center is at 3010 Perry Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33603
Ph: (813) 229-2695 Fx: (813) 228-0748 Email: francntr [at] tampabay [dot] rr [dot] com
 
Larry Kent, Music Director
Florida Pro Musica
www.FloridaProMusica.com
LarryKent [at] hotmail [dot] com

Gregorian Chant on EWTN’s Life on the Rock

On Thursday, November 12th, Fr. Robert Fromageot, FSSP will be speaking about Music and the Liturgy on EWTN’s show for young adults, “Life on the Rock.”

Fr. Fromageot is a professor of dogmatic and moral theology at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary (the Fraternity’s seminary) in Denton, Nebraska. He is in-residence at St. Francis of Assisi parish in Lincoln, NE where he also directs the schola. He is a fantastic singer, an accomplished flautist, and a very eloquent advocate for the place of Gregorian chant and beauty in the liturgy.

This is a show not to be missed! It airs at 8:00 p.m. ET.

Florida Pro Musica Concert

Florida Pro Musica – Choral Music of Tudor England

Florida Pro Musica begins the 2009-2010 season at Sacred Heart Church at 4:00 p.m. on November 8, 2009. The 60-minute concert of sacred and secular choral music features William Byrd’s Mass for four voices and his beautiful motet, Ave verum corpus. Conducted by Larry Kent, the concert also includes English madrigals and solo works for virginal. A wine & cheese reception with the musicians follows the concert.

When: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.
Where: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 509 North Florida Avenue, Tampa, FL 33602
Cost: All tickets are $15 (general seating), and may be purchased online or at the door.
Information/directions: visit http://floridapromusica.comor call Laura Hollis (813) 293-4594.

The remainder of the FPM Season (all concerts at 4:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart):
December 20: Gregorian Chant VII – Mass for the 4th Sunday of Advent ($10)
January 24: FPM Chamber Ensemble – Baroque music for violin, harpsichord and cello ($15)
March 14: Recital with Maggie Coleman, soprano, and Larry Kent, harpsichord ($15)
May 23: John Paul Russo – encore performance of Mass for a new dawn ($15)

All Souls at Cathedral of St. Ignatius

The Cathedral of the Palm Beach Diocese (St Ignatius in Palm Beach Gardens) is offering an All Souls Day Mass with the Faure Requiem sung as the Propers and Ordinary. This will be an ordinary form of the Mass with a mix of English and Latin. Mass begins at 7:00.

All Saints Vigil Vespers

The Schola Cantorum of the Palm Beaches will offer a solemn 1st Vespers service along with Frs. Kevin Nelson, Brian King, and Brian Campbell at St. Patrick Catholic Church in – 13591 Prosperity Farms Rd. in Palm Beach Gardens – at 7:00pm on October 31. The schola will include a setting of the Magnificat on the 8th tone by Palestrina. The organist for the event will be Alan Bowman.

For more information, contact Dr. Michael O’Connor at moconnor09 (at) gmail (dot) com.

All Souls Day Solemn High Mass

There will be a Solemn High Tridentine Mass celebrated at the Oratory of Ave Maria University on Monday, 2 November, at 7pm. Several choirs of the University will be present – please make plans to attend!

Fr. Tattman will be the celebrant, and Frs. Fryar and Austin will be the sacred ministers (deacon, subdeacon).

Orchestral and other Masses at Epiphany Catholic Church, Miami

The principle Mass on Sundays is the 11 am Mass.

Sunday, October 4, 2009 (9:30am/11am)
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Haydn – St. Nicholas Mass

Monday, November 2, 2009 (7:30pm)
All Souls Day Requiem Mass
J. Rheinberger – Requiem, op. 194

Thursday, November 26, 2009 (9:30am)
Thanksgiving Day
Missa Choralis by Franz Liszt (organ/brass)

Thursday, December 24, 2009 (5:30pm/Midnight)
Christmas Eve

Friday, December 25, 2009 (11am/12:30pm)
Christmas Day
Christmas Ordinary will be the Jubelmesse of von Weber

Thursday-Saturday, April 1-3, 2010 (7:30pm)
Sacred Triduum Liturgies
Polyphonic selections

Sunday, April 4, 2010 (9:30am, 11am, 12:30pm)
Easter Day
Mass TBA

Sunday, May 23, 2010 (9:30am/11am)
Solemnity of Pentecost
Mass TBA

Youtube Channel of Miamiensis

Click here to view youtube videos published by a parishioner from the Miami Latin Mass community.

There’s also a facebook group.

Latin Mass Miami – Schola Rehearsal Schedule

This message comes via Jennifer Donelson:

With the new Mass time for the Tridentine Mass in Miami comes a new rehearsal schedule.  The schola cantorum will rehearse from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. with Mass following at 9 a.m.

If you are interested in learning to read and sing Gregorian chant, now is the time to join us for rehearsals. Required to join is the ability to match pitch. If you have further questions, please contact the ensemble’s director, Dr. Jennifer Donelson, at stmichaelchoir (at) gmail (dot) com.

September 20 and 27, Mass will still be at St. Robert Bellarmine church.  Beginning on the Feast of St. Francis, Sunday, October 4th, the Mass will move to the mission of Ss. Francis and Claire, found on the map below.

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Schola Director Needed – Tallahassee Latin Mass

This message comes to us from Eric Giunta:

URGENT: Tallahassee Latin Mass Needs Singers and Schola Director

Do you love Gregorian chant and traditional Christian hymnody? Do you live in or near Tallahassee, FL? If so, the Tallahassee Latin Mass needs your help!

We desperately need to obtain a schola director and singers for two upcoming High Masses: January 10 and April 18, 2010.

We also have a low Mass coming up Sunday, October 4, 2 PM. We would like to have a small schola to sing traditional Latin and vernacular hymns during the service. If you are interested in assisting the liturgical reform in Tallahassee, please contact Latin Mass liaison Eric Giunta: sanctusericus (at) yahoo (dot) com.

Thank you for your assistance!

The Future of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form in Miami

This important announcement comes via Fr. Fishwick who celebrates the Tridentine Mass in Miami:

Latin Mass Community / Announcement for All:

We will announce it at Mass for all who are interested on this Sunday, Sept 13^th, but beginning SUNDAY, Sept 20^th, the Traditional Latin Mass will be celebrated at 9:00 a.m. at St. Robert Bellarmine.   This is ONLY for two weeks.  Then the parish will be officially closed on October 1^st, Thursday, and the Latin Mass, until further notice, will be celebrated at the MISSION of SAN FRANCISCO y SANTA CLARA at 9:00 a.m. each Sunday.

To repeat:  BEGINNING Sunday, Oct. 4^th, Latin Mass will be at 9:00 a.m.  at San Francisco y Santa Clara Mission.

This Mission chapel of CORPUS CHRISTI parish is located at 402 N.E. 29^th Street, just east of Biscayne Boulevard.  It is easily reached from SR 112 (the “Airport Expressway”) by exiting the expressway at Biscayne Boulevard and proceeding south a few blocks and turning left (east) onto NE 29^th Street.  If one is coming from the south on Biscayne Boulevard, then obviously one will turn right onto NE 29^th Street.  The Mission will be on your right.  Physically, it is about the size of St Robert Bellarmine and is very attractive architecturally, in a Spanish style, and quite conducive to the celebration of Mass in the Extraordinary Form. 

There will be no time constraints from other morning masses.  We hope in the near future to be able to move into a more permanent home, but we must remember that we are a “pilgrim people,” particularly in these uncertain times.   We ask everyone to support the old Mass, this Mass which is the perfect setting for Gregorian chant, contemplative prayer, and a sacrificial spirit, and which is the priceless heritage of our Catholic faith.    “Procedamus in pace…”      

Father Joseph Fishwick