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Liturgy and music conference promises ‘something for everyone’
Up to 500 Catholic liturgists, musicians, teachers and parishioners from Australia and New Zealand will gather in Adelaide in October for a national liturgy and music conference. Source: The Southern Cross.
Australian music anthology offers soundtrack for Jubilee Year
A group of Australian artists have crafted hymns and songs for the Jubilee Year, creating an anthology with 10 original compositions that blend traditional sacred music with contemporary praise and worship. Source: The Record.
Kirk’s mission to lead people into prayer through music
Musician Stephen Kirk refers to music as “God’s little ninja” because of its ability to touch hearts by stealth, manoeuvring past the conscious mind. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
Music project to raise money for homeless
Melbourne-based composer Kathleen McGuire will mark the 10th anniversary of her acclaimed choral work Street Requiem with a new community music project, Australian Catholic University’s Big Sing for a Big Cause.
Queensland Symphony to perform Mozart Mass for cathedral’s 150th
Queensland Symphony Orchestra is bringing three performances of Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor to St Stephen’s Cathedral as part of the cathedral’s 150th anniversary. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Perth’s ‘piano priest’ releases new album
Perth priest Fr Mark Baumgarten has returned to the piano to record his second album of original songs. Source: The eRecord.
Church’s attitude towards young musicians ‘needs to change’
Steven C Warner forged a successful sacred music career in the years following Vatican II, but the longtime choir director and composer suspects job opportunities for today’s young musicians are severely lacking. Source: ACU.
‘Heavenly Sopranos’ to perform hymns well-known to Catholics
The Australian Haydn Ensemble is bringing to life the classical text Stabat Mater from Italian music composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Benedictine priest creates new record
A Benedictine priest from the New Norcia community in Western Australia has released an album of original piano-based music. Source: The eRecord.