Schola Gregoriana and The Association for Latin Liturgy at Douai Abbey, 2-4 May 2023

ADVANCE NOTICE of a residential Chant event. Further details will be available from the end of January.

Malvern Chant Day

Schola Gregoriana Director, Iain Simcock, will be running a Chant Day at St Wulstan’s Church in Malvern on:

Saturday 25th February 2023

The plan is to start at 10am and finish around 4.30pm

Click on the Events tab above for further details.

Schola Gregoriana at Douai Abbey

Once again Schola Gregoriana will be supporting the YCA weekend at Douai Abbey (7-9 October 2022).

Under the direction of Iain Simcock, we will be assisting at the Divine Office and Holy Mass and rehearsing

the appropriate chants with members of YCA.

https://www.youngcatholicadults.co.uk

https://www.douaiabbey.org.uk

Gregorian Chant Workshop

Our Director, Iain Simcock, has been invited to run one-day chant workshops by

Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution. All are welcome to attend. For further information

click on the Events tab above.

A Century of Chant Recordings

Having recently drawn attention to the new recording of music for Christmas Matins, Sancta Nox, it seems appropriate to take a look at the evolution of Gregorian Chant recordings generally. 

Click on News and Opinion tab above for the full story

Sancta Nox: Matins for Christmas

A new recording of chant and polyphony for Christmas Matins by The Seminarians of Saint Peter, Wigratzbad, has almost sold out! There are still a few copies of the CD available in the UK and the tracks are also available as a download. Click on ‘News & Opinion’ tab above for more information.

The role of the Organ in the Liturgy

As new restrictions are about to be imposed thanks to the pandemic, readers might like to take a moment to ponder an uplifting reflection, for the start of the new liturgical year, on the role of the organ (and the organist) in the liturgy by Schola Gregoriana Director, Iain Simcock. Click on the News and Opinion tab (above) for the full text…                                                                      

9-XII-2021

Schola Gregoriana contribution to:

Thomas Becket: Murder and the Making of a Saint

British Museum: 20 May to 22 August 2021

The Schola’s recording of the Unfinished Vespers HAVPCD 192 is to form the aural backdrop to this exciting new exhibition.

There are a number of events in May designed to provide further infomation; full details available at:

https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/thomas-becket-murder-and-making-saint#explore-becket

POSTPONEMENT of Portsmouth Gregorian Chant Course 2020-2021

ANNOUNCEMENT

Due to the present Covid situation, with uncertainties and restrictions preventing many people from attending the Portsmouth Chant Course in person, the organisers reluctantly announce that the course will not proceed as originally scheduled on Saturday 19 December 2020. Given that similar uncertainties pertain to the immediate future, it has been decided that rather than delay the start by a few weeks, we will postpone the course until further notice.

We are very grateful for the support of the Schola Gregoriana and the Marian Franciscan Friars; the LMS; and the parish priest, Fr Maunder, and trustees of St Agatha’s church, Portsmouth. In particular we would like to thank all those who signed up to join all or part of the course, either in person or by Zoom. We will be in touch with all participants individually to refund fees paid in advance.

We remain passionate about teaching the beauty and knowledge of singing Gregorian Chant to new followers and helping experienced singers develop their chant interpretative and performance skills.

We plan to relaunch the course in autumn 2021 and intend to announce details in early summer to give maximum notice for early bookings.
Organisers of the Portsmouth Chant Course
11 December 2020

Schola Gregoriana is delighted to be a partner this important new Gregorian Chant venture in Portsmouth.

Do check the Events page for further details (by clicking on the Events tab above).

Iain Simcock, the Director of Schola Gregoriana, has provided the following short introductory video clips for the Course:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrYYvci6HRQ
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrYYvci6HRQ

 

 

 

Live video-stream from Le Barroux available again

The Benedictine monks of the Abbey of Le Barroux are once again providing a live video-stream for the daily conventual high Mass (preceded by the short office of Terce) in addition to their regular audio-stream of the daily Offices. A great opportunity to experience the perfection of the liturgy and the chant. Do take advantage of this now. The Mass is generally at 8.30am (weekdays) and 9.00am (Sundays and feast days); follow the link under Gregorian chant in the time of Coronavirus on this page.