Interview with the CMAA Coming up on EWTN

The EWTN program “Church Universal” will feature two interviews with officers of the Church Music Association of America, Fr Pasley, Horst Bucholtz, and Prof. William Mahrt. They will be broadcast on Sunday, March 3 and 10 at 5 p.m. EST, with repeats on Tuesday, March 5 and 12 at 5 a.m. EST, and on Wednesday, March 6 and 13 at 6:30 p.m. EST. The interviews will be conducted by Fr Joseph Mary Wolfe and will discuss a range of topics related to the mission of the CMAA. The program can be viewed on the EWTN network on many cable services, but it can also be seen live at the above days and times on the EWTN website at www.EWTN.com.

The CMAA’s Colloquium Mass in the Magnificent Cathedral Basilica of St Louis

More photographs from the CMAA Colloquium, this time from the stunning Cathedral Basilica of St Louis. The Mass for the Nativity of St John the Baptist was celebrated by Bishop Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska. The music included Palestrina’s Missa Papae Marcelli, and the organ was played by the cathedral’s own Director of Music and Vice President of the CMAA, Horst Buchholz. The director of the Colloquium’s Palestrina Choir, Wilko Brouwers, is pictured, as are Mary Ann Carr Wilson, who directed one of the Chant Choirs, and William Mahrt, CMAA President, who directed the Chant Improvisation Course. [Photos: Charles Cole]

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The Closing Mass at the Colloquium in Indianapolis

Archbishop Tobin celebrated the closing Mass of the CMAA Colloquium this morning at St John the Evangelist in Indianapolis. The organ was played by Jonathan Ryan and the conductors shown below are Jeffrey Morse, Mary Jane Ballou, Paul Weber, Melanie Malinka and Horst Buchholz.

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EF Requiem Mass in Indianapolis

Here are photographs of today's Requiem Mass celebrated in the Extraordinary Form by Fr Robert Pasley, Chaplain to the CMAA, at the CMAA Colloquium in Indianapolis. The Requiem was for deceased members of the Church Music Association of America. The conductors in the photographs below are Horst Buchholz, Jonathan Ryan and Melanie Malinka.

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Photos of Mass for the Feast of St Thomas the Apostle at the CMAA Colloquium

Mass for the Feast of St Thomas the Apostle was celebrated today in the Ordinary Form at the CMAA Colloquium in Indianapolis by Fr Michael Earthman. The organ was played by Horst Buchholz and the conductors featured below are William Mahrt, Edward Schaefer and Paul Weber. 

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Photos of the opening Mass of the CMAA Colloquium in Indy

The Church Music Association of America's 2014 Colloquium is now underway in Indianapolis. This evening's opening Mass at St John the Evangelist was celebrated by the CMAA's Chaplain, Fr Robert Pasley. The photographs also show some of the conductors: Scott Turkington, Melanie Malinka, Jonathan Ryan and Horst Buchholz. Further photographs will follow over the course of the week. [Photographs: Charles Cole]

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The 2014 Musica Sacra St Louis Conference

The 2014 Musica Sacra St. Louis Conference, Thursday 13 February - Saturday 15 February 2014, will take place at St. Louis University's Manresa Center. This year's faculty includes Dr. Horst Buchholz, Director of Sacred Music for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, and Mr. Scott Turkington, highly regarded as one of the American Masters of Chant. This conference is open to anyone interested in incorporating Chant into the musical life of their parish. Registration for the conference is $125.00 ($75.00 single day option available). Lodging for participants is available at a rate of $70.00 for the entire conference. For more information, please visit archstl.org/music. Online Registration is now open.