The Renewal of Sacred Music and the Liturgy in the Catholic Church: Movements Old and New

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he Church Music Association of America has announced a conference honouring the legacy of Msgr. Schuler at Saint Agnes Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The conference will include the celebration of Vespers (featuring Mozart’s Vesperae Solennes de Confessore) and Missae Cantatae at the Cathedral of Saint Paul and Church of Saint Agnes, featuring an orchestral Mass (Paukenmesse by Franz Joseph Haydn), classical works for organ, chanted Gregorian propers, and a modern polyphonic setting of the Mass ordinary (Messe Salve Regina by Yves Castagnet). Keynote speakers include Dom Alcuin Reid, Dr. William Mahrt and Jeffrey Tucker. The conference will be held October 13-15, 2013 and the registration deadline is September 13. More details over at the Chant Cafe.