Gregorian chant has persisted for more than a thousand years, but some fear the haunting melodies are in danger of fading away. That is, unless Stanford Professor William Mahrt has a voice in the ...

But that is not the main reason why we are singing Gregorian chants. The most important thing is, we want to give a voice to the whole of all creation. And by our voices, everything — animals ...

c. 2008 Religion News Service (UNDATED) It doesn't have much of a beat, the kids can't dance to it, and it's sung in a dead language. But Gregorian chant ...

Existing for over a thousand years and still practised today, Gregorian chant is one of the most sophisticated forms of sacred music. It is not only the chant of the Church, but also the chant of the ...

BOOK PICK: Succinct Intro to Western Sounds Available in Time for St. Cecilia’s Feast Day. ... As for recordings, one of the best albums of essential Gregorian chant is O Lux Beatissima, ...

Tortolano, who still teaches the chant at St. Michael’s, has made the music accessible to less-academic types with his book, appropriately titled, “A Gregorian Chant Handbook.” ...

As Richard Crocker puts it in his book, An Introduction to Gregorian Chant: ‘While it seems true that the signs of nuance are a product of a 10th-century musical sensitivity, it seems equally ...

LINCOLN — A 405-year-old tome of Gregorian chants — one of two known copies — is now part of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Archives and Special Collections. Donated by Karen R ...

FARGO — Every Sunday afternoon, Sara Ray climbs the stairs to the St. Mary’s Cathedral choir loft, a Gregorian chant book in her hand and a spark of heaven on her heart. At 2 p.m. sharp, she ...