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Location

Chapel of St. Basil
University of St. Thomas
3802 Yoakum
Houston, Texas 77006
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Mailing Address:
St. Basil's School of
Gregorian Chant
P.O. Box 66426
Houston, Texas 77266-6426


Contact

Email: notes@gregorianchantschool.org
Phone:
281–855–2358
Fax:
866-690-1876

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Course Curriculum


The timeless beauty and Gregorian Chant only enhances
the genius of the "Novus Ordo" of the Liturgy.


 
Fr. Kelly will address:

 
 

How Gregorian chant became the eternal song of the Church’s prayer.

How the last 150 years of research has restored Chant to the beauty of its origins.

How we may sing the “lost “ propers of Scripture in the Mass in our parish

How we may sing the Church divine “Office” together.

How we may sing beautiful chant in the 2,000 year old heritage of Latin, and the new English today.



 





Schedule

2012 Winter Workshop
St. Basil Chapel - University of St. Thomas

 


Wednesday
- February 15, 2012


“I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.”

I Corinthians 14:15


7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Evening (Open to the Public)
(Scanlan Room – 2nd Floor – Jerabeck Center)

Fr. Columba Kelly, OSB:
“Chant as the liturgical music inspired by the Scriptures of the Liturgy, which transform us”. Is the transforming beauty of chant all in the notes?


 


Thursday - February 16, 2012



“When man comes in contact with God, merespeech is not enough."

Benedict XVI
The Spirit of the Liturgy


9:00 am

Session One:
(Scanlan Room – 2nd Floor – Jerabeck Center)

The chant rising out of the inspired Word in the Liturgy, chant as rhythm and dynamic experience of the Liturgy and Psalms.  The mood of the modes.

“Puer natus est nobis” of Christmas Day Latin and English.
Asperges Me
Psalms
Saturday Mass Setting – “Lord have mercy”
“Ave Regina Coelorum”

10:15 am Coffee Break:
(Scanlan Room – 2nd Floor – Jerabeck Center)

10:45 am

Session Two:
(Scanlan Room – 2nd Floor – Jerabeck Center)

Solemnes restoration of Gregorian Chant.  The beauty of singing the sacred text of the “lost” Scripture of the Introit antiphon and Psalm.

Saturday Mass Introit “Domine,
in tua misericordia Speravi”
The Marian antiphon “Ave Regina Coelorum”.
Saturday Mass Setting: “Gloria XV” English
Year Round “Alleluia”

12:00 pm Lunch (On your own):

University dining in Crooker Center, Celts Market Place. Multiple menus. Price ranges from $7.00 to $10.00

1:00 pm

Session Three:
(Scanlan Room – 2nd Floor – Jerabeck Center)

A Master Chant Class including University students and faculty. Historical development of chant, rediscovery of “semiology”. Sample schola performance. 

“Oportet te” – Communion antiphon – Reconciliation
“Vespers Psalms of prayer”
Church’s Great Hymns
Marian Antiphon: “Ave Regina Coelorum”

2:30 pm Coffee Break:
(Scanlan Room – 2nd Floor – Jerabeck Center)

3:00 pm

Session Four:
(Scanlan Room – 2nd Floor – Jerabeck Center)

The "lost" proper of the Offertory antiphons and psalms. Origin, history, and composition.
Offertory Antiphon: "Jubilate Deo

Saturday Mass “Offertory” and Psalm.
“Veni Sante Spiritus, sequence for Pentecost.
A year round “Alleluia”.
Saturday Mass: “Gloria XV” – latin
The Marian Hymn “Ave Regina Coelorum”

4:30 pm  Break 

5:00 pm Mass in Chapel of St. Basil at (optional)

5:30 pm Dinner (On your own):
University dining in Crooker Center, Celts Market Place.
Multiple menus. Price ranges from $7.00 to $10.00

 


Friday - February 17, 2012

 

While they are gathered in Church,
I can think of nothing more useful,
nothing more holy for Christians to do, than sing the psalms.”

St. Augustine

9:00 am

Session One:
(Scanlan Room – 2nd Floor – Jerabeck Center)

Discovering the “lost” proper of the Communion antiphon,  history and role in our liturgy, unity with the Gospel.

Saturday Mass Communion and Psalm.
“Dicit Dominus”,
“Oportet te”. Communion for reconciliation
Year round “Alleluia”
Saturday Mass “Sanctus, Agnus Dei”

10:15 am

Coffee Break:
(Scanlan Room – 2nd Floor – Jerabeck Center)

10:45 am

Session Two:
(Scanlan Room – 2nd Floor – Jerabeck Center)

Chant today as the sung prayer of the Church: Vespers, historical formation,
Vespers, The beauty and soul of the “chant modes”.

Vespers Psalms
Vespers “Magnificat”
“Ave Regina Coelorum” 
Year round Alleluia
Saturday mass “Alleluia”

12:00 pm Lunch (On your own):
University dining in Crooker Center, Celts Market Place. Multiple menus. Price ranges from $7.00 to $10.00

1:30 pm

Session Three:
(Scanlan Room – 2nd Floor – Jerabeck Center)

Chanting the Psalms, the song of God, the song of our soul, simple and solemn.

Vespers Psalms - three
Singing the “Magnificat” of Vespers.
Saturday Mass Alleluia

2:30 pm Coffee Break:
(Scanlan Room – 2nd Floor – Jerabeck Center)

3:15 pm

Session Four:
(Scanlan Room – 2nd Floor – Jerabeck Center)

Singing the Vespers Antiphons. Simple and “melismatic”
Antiphons: 1, 2, 3.

The Vespers “Magnificat”
Saturday Mass “Lord Have Mercy”
                     

4:30 pm Vespers Prayed:
Chapel of St. Basil – University of St. Thomas

5:00 pm Dinner (On your own):
University dining in Crooker Center, Celts Market Place.
Multiple menus. Price ranges from $7.00 to $10.00

 


Saturday - February 18, 2012

 

Learn to know the heart of God
in the word of God.”

St. Gregory the Great

9:15 am

Session One:
(Scanlan Room – 2nd Floor – Jerabeck Center)

Vespers, The beauty and soul of the “chant modes”.

Liturgy of the Hours of St. Meinrad.
A year round “Alleluia”
Church’s great Hymns

10:15 am

Coffee Break:
(Scanlan Room – 2nd Floor – Jerabeck Center)

10:45 am

Session Two:
(Scanlan Room – 2nd Floor – Jerabeck Center)

Liturgy of the Hours of St. Meinrad.

The Church’s Great hymns.
“Ubi Caritas” of  Holy Thursday,
“Ave Regina Coelorum”
Saturday mass “Alleluia”

12:15 pm Lunch (On your own):
University dining in Crooker Center, Celts Market Place. Multiple menus. Price ranges from $7.00 to $10.00

1:30 pm

Session Three:
(St. Basil’s Chapel)

Chants of the new English Roman Missal. Alternate chants of St. Meinrad.

Marian  Hymn: Paschal “Regina Coeli” ,
“Conditor Alme Siderum”,
“Veni Creator Spritus”.

2:30 pm Coffee Break:
(Molloy Hall – FOYER)

3:15 pm

Session Four:
(St. Basil’s Chapel)

Saturday Chant Mass – complete Propers and Ordinary chants

“Ave, Regina Coelorum” 

4:30 pm Break:
Preparation for Solemn Vigil Mass: Schola Cantorum

5:45 pm

Assemble in Chapel of St. Basil

6:00 pm Solemn Vigil Mass in the Chapel of St. Basil

7:30 pm: Participants’ Dinner (Optional): 
Ahern Room, Crooker Center, University of St. Thomas


Cantemus Domino.

Per omnia Saecula Saeculorum



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