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Gregorian Chant in the time of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

No physical access to the liturgy during the epidemic does not mean that we are entirely excluded from it. Fortunately both sung Mass and the Divine Office are now available on-line. The following sites list churches and religious houses which provide live streaming – video or audio – (retained for a limited period as recorded […]

Ealing Abbey Gregorian Chant Workshop

Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October 2019 Led by Philip Duffy Master of Music, Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, 1966-96 Workshop includes instruction on: Singing the chants for the Mass for the 28thSunday Voice production Singing legato Singing chants for the Feast of St. Edward the Confessor ADVANCE BOOKING REQUIRED Cost: £30 (including light refreshments; bring your […]

2019 Chant Workshop in Askrigg, Upper Wensleydale

The eighth annual Gregorian Chant Workshop will be held on Saturday 21 September 2019 in St Oswald’s Church, Askrigg, North Yorkshire. Askrigg is a small village in Upper Wensleydale still famous for being the location for the TV programme ‘All Creatures Great and Small’. The day will last from 10.00am and finish with Vespers at 4.00pm. […]

Schola Gregoriana Gregorian Chant Instruction 2019

Directed by Dr. Peter Wilton, B.Ed (Hons.)  M.Mus (Editor of chant for the Office of Vespers for Westminster Cathedral Choir) Discover the profound beauty and infinite variety of this timeless music by learning to sing it. From 6.30 (after end of Mass) to 8 pm.    Mondays  24th June, 29th July,  26th August,  23rd September,  28th […]

Young Catholic Adults Douai Weekend 2019 – 25th to 27th Oct 2019

During the weekend of the 25-27 October 2019, Young Catholic Adults will be running a retreat at Douai Abbey, it will feature author and associate editor of the Catholic Herald Stephen Bullivant, Fr. Stewart Foster (Brentwood Diocese), Canon Poucin ICKSP, Dom. Jonathan Rollinson (Bemont Abbey) and Dom. Christopher Greener (Douai Abbey). The weekend will be […]

Associates’ weekend at the Birmingham Oratory

Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th August 2019 The Provost and the Parish Priest of the Birmingham Oratory have kindly agreed to the Schola singing the High Mass (extraordinary form) on 25th August (10th Sunday after Pentecost) and Vespers & Benediction that afternoon in the opulent surroundings of the Birmingham Oratory. All Associates (including those with […]

Gregorian chant workshop at Cartmel Priory

On Saturday the 30th March Cartmel Priory will be holding a Gregorian Chant workshop in Cartmel village hall starting at 10.00am.The workshop will run for approximately four hours, with a break for lunch and a break before the participants sing the Office of Vespers in the Priory in the afternoon. The day will be led by the Director […]

YCA at Douai Abbey, September 2018

  John Curran writes: Change can bring growth.  We’ll get to that… For some years the Schola has provided a team to support the Young Catholics Association (YCA) annual autumn weekend retreat, lately at Douai Abbey.  This event has become a minor gem in the Schola’s year.  Some of our regulars were unavailable, but back […]

2018 Workshop in Askrigg, Upper Wensleydale

The seventh annual Gregorian Chant Workshop will be held on 15 September 2018 in St Oswald’s Church, Askrigg, North Yorkshire. Askrigg is a small village in Upper Wensleydale still famous for being the location for the TV programme ‘All Creatures Great and Small’. The day will last from 10.00am and finish with Vespers at 4.00pm. […]