Time to learn how to chant...

For months, we've been expecting the music director at St. Ann's, Terese Rowe, to come and teach the servers how to properly respond in the Missa Cantata. Things are moving forward on schedule and Terese will be coming to our training session on Monday April 27th. We'll have both groups meet from 5 - 7 pm.

As you know it's rare to have guests come to our training sessions. It's even more rare to have a guest who will assist in the training. Terese has spent a lot of time acquiring the appropriate resources and training the schola to musically pray for the Missa Cantata. In the city of Charlotte, she's the first to do this. From my information, in the Diocese of Charlotte, she's the first to utilize an all male schola for a Missa Cantata.

To put this experience in perspective, I offer this slideshow: the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter Our Lady of Guadaloupe Seminary on learning Gregorian chant. (h/t to Roman Catholic Vocations). This is well worth your time.

pic credit: Roman Catholic Vocations