I am asked often to give my humble opinion about the quality of a composition for the liturgy. It is not an easy task and full of possible troubles, but maybe a few things may be said to help those who want to know if something they are using for the liturgy is good or…
Liturgical music comes at many different levels. What inspires some people is anathema to others. I do not like Gospel or religious pop but many do but and it ill becomes me, a professional musician, to condemn it – I can’t. Liturgical music has both a pastoral and a God centred side – both are…
I am often asked to summarize what should be the characteristics of good musical compositions for the Church. It is not an easy question, but I came up with the idea that it is possible to list a few words that can be a good starting point for discussion: the 7 “S’s”. Concerning the word…
We are many times concerned about the quality of liturgical music in our churches and with a reason: the same idea of liturgical music has declined to a level that today, in many cases, is not distinguishable from the idea we have of pop or rock music. On March 7, 2015, Pope Francis celebrated the…
