By Matthew TownsendRachel Segger of Madison, Connecticut, knew of the opportunities offered by Saint Thomas Choir School but had not considered enrolling her sons. “Both my husband and I are trained church musicians, and we had always known about the choir school — but even so we never envisioned sending our own grade-schooler away to boarding school. Our view of the choir … [Read more...] about More than Music
Archives for April 21, 2015
Rhythms of Catholicism
Review by David HeetderksOlivier Messiaen (1908-92) is a formidable figure in 20th-century modernist music. In the 1930s and ’40s, he developed a unique musical style full of colorful, dissonant harmonies that juxtaposed extreme contrasts of loud and soft or fast and slow. He devised new ways of thinking about musical time, creating highly irregular rhythms and complex collages … [Read more...] about Rhythms of Catholicism