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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Friday at the Colloquium: Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart

Mass today at the Colloquium in Indianapolis was a Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart, celebrated by Fr Christopher Smith. The musicians featured in the photographs below are Wilko Brouwers (Conductor), Ann Labounsky (Organist) and Melanie Malinka (Conductor). The final photograph shows Jeffrey Morse giving one of his hugely popular early morning solfege sessions at the hotel.

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Vespers in Indianapolis

Here are a few photographs of Vespers which took place earlier today at the CMAA Colloquium in Indianapolis. The CMAA's Chaplain, Fr Robert Pasley was the celebrant and the organist was Paul Weber. The conductors featured in the photographs are Melanie Malinka and Scott Turkington.

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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EF Mass at the Colloquium in Indy

Our coverage of the CMAA Colloquium in Indianapolis continues with photographs of Mass of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Extraordinary Form. Mass was celebrated by Fr Francisco Nahoe OFM Conv, the Deacon was Edward Schaefer and the Subdeacon was Edward Olsen. The conductors featured below are David Hughes, Scott Turkington and Wilko Brouwers. The organist was Paul Weber, whose stunning liturgical improvisations included a scherzo based on the Ave maris stella in the style of Duruflé. [Photos: Charles Cole]

 

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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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