World Premiere in Rome: Aurelio Porfiri’s New Oratorio “Una con Lui”
Traditional and contemporary sacred music.
New Album of Rare Sacred Music from TLM Choir
Above: the Victoria Consort at Winchelsea Church. Photo by Kt Bruce. Following on my recent theme of good news and the positive effects of entrepreneurial Catholicism so often seen in traditional circles, I bring you The Victoria Consort. Conducted by Ben Bevan, this group of talented British singers hails from around Kent. Initially established to…
Review: A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
If you build something truly beautiful, the people will come of their own accord. So it was for the tenth annual Festival of Lessons and Carols at St. John Cantius Church in Chicago, which – in the presence of Most Reverend Joseph N. Perry, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago – saw an enthusiastic and capacity crowd.…
Wednesday Within the Octave of Black Friday — Christmas in Harvard Square
Wednesday within the Octave of Black Friday is traditionally known as “Wachet Auf Wednesday,” a day to spend posting YouTube videos of Bach’s “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” to Catholic Music websites. Because I’ll be celebrating Wachet Auf Wednesday all day today, I do not have time to post here on OnePeterFive. Instead, in…