by Peter Kolar | Oct 3, 2019 | Bilingual Liturgy, Blog: ¡Cantemos Amen! (Kolar)
A Look at the Challenges and Mechanics of Effective Bilingual Preaching When it comes to delivery of spoken text, whether proclamation of the Word, the homily, or even the Sunday announcements, how these moments are treated shapes the overall experience of prayer and...
by Jennifer Budziak | Sep 26, 2019 | Blog: Ministering through Music (Budziak)
In a binder on a bookshelf in my basement, I have about a three-inch-thick stack of psalms, Gospel verses, and new plainsong settings from my years singing with the Choir of the National Shrine under Leo Nestor. On any given Sunday, he would dash off these one-off...
by Marilyn Biery | Sep 21, 2019 | Blog: Keyboard to Keyboard (Biery), Pulling out all the Stops
The Principal Chorus (If you can register one of these, you can get by!)Principals, Strings, Flutes, how/when to use each (and stay away from the reeds for now) The easy part about this post is that there’s so much good information out there, and I can just...
by Marilyn Biery | Sep 17, 2019 | Blog: Keyboard to Keyboard (Biery), Pulling out all the Stops
This is one of the questions most of us have, whether or not we studied the organ in college, privately, or are just interested in how it all works. I happen to be married to someone who sees all those knobs and buttons as a delightful opportunity to experiment. (Kind...
by Jennifer Budziak | Sep 12, 2019 | Bilingual Liturgy, Bilingual Music, Blog: Ministering through Music (Budziak), Multicultural Worship, Podcast
https://singamen.giamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Podcast-21KolarFINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Android | RSSThis past summer, GIA welcomed our new Editor for Spanish and Bilingual Resources, Mr. Peter Kolar. Today’s podcast is a conversation...
by Marilyn Biery | Sep 4, 2019 | Blog: Keyboard to Keyboard (Biery)
Well, ok, I’ll admit, I’m not quite sure how being capricious fits in with organ music, but I’m looking to attract your attention. It’s my hope to transmit my love of the organ and its repertoire to you, with the idea that you will become so smitten...
