Call for Participation - Special Issue of Sacred Music Dedicated to Dr. Mahrt

Call for Participation - A Special Issue of Sacred Music Journal, Dedicated to Dr. William Mahrt

The editorial team of the Church Music Association of America’s journal Sacred Music will dedicate the upcoming first issue of 2025 to the life and work of its recently deceased editor, Dr. William Mahrt. Submissions from readers are welcome, and may be of a varied nature:

• Short stories about Dr. Mahrt, his teaching, scholarship, or life
• Articles about a particular aspect of Dr. Mahrt’s life or work
• Articles dedicated to Dr. Mahrt about any topic suitable for the journal, though not necessarily citing his work.

The length may range from 500 words to 6,000. Submissions must follow the journal’s style sheet, available here. Submissions must be made as a Word document, with embedded footnotes (if applicable) via email to: submissions@musicasacra.com.

Deadline for submission: February 15, 2025.

Read Dr. Mahrt’s obituary and see photos from the funeral here.

Read this beautiful and fitting sermon from the Requiem Mass by His Excellency Salvatore Cordileone, archbishop of San Francisco, here.