Pope Francis called on musicians and artists to serve as “angels of peace” during his address to participants of the 2024 Vatican Christmas concert on Saturday. Speaking in the Clementine Hall, the pope emphasized the unique power of music to foster unity and communion, drawing parallels to the first Christmas. “It is moving to think, […]
The Church Musicians’ Guild will host a Choral Festival that will unite some of the diocese’s best voices in celebration of liturgical singing. The April 21 concert will be held at St. Louis Parish in downtown Buffalo beginning at 5 p.m. Featured performers include St. Joseph Cathedral Choir led by Tim Socha, St. Louis Choir […]
A student at Holy Family School has the opportunity to make his song a hit. But to do it, he’s told he’ll have to reject the friends helping him make the music. Sister Justine steps in, sharing the story of St. Cecelia, the patron saint of musicians, who was martyred after refusing to give up […]
ORCHARD PARK — At Nativity of Our Lord School, Riley Williams read “Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay” by Susan Hood to her fourth grade music class. Inspired by the story, the students accepted the assignment of making their own instruments using recycled materials. Check out how the students used their […]
For the past 75 years, the Church Musicians’ Guild of Buffalo has advocated for the preservation and protection of dignity of liturgical music, as part of what is considered a most essential element of Catholic worship. At a special celebration Mass held Friday, Sept. 30 at Fourteen Holy Helpers Church in West Seneca, they had […]
TONAWANDA — Marissa Taylor, a senior at Cardinal O’Hara High School has been accepted into the New York State School Music Association Area-All State Mixed Chorus. Colin Sperrazza, head of Cardinal O’Hara’s music department, made the announcement. “Last spring Taylor took an audition at a NYSSMA solo festival for placement in this prestigious ensemble.” Sperrazza […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican is looking for an original musical score for the official hymn for the Holy Year 2025 that will highlight its theme, “Pilgrims of Hope.” It must be an original and unpublished score for liturgical purposes and for voice and organ to accompany lyrics already written in Italian, it said. […]
The Festival Chorus is excited to present “Shout to the Lord! A Concert of Sacred Favorites and Hymn Sing” on Sunday, June 5. The concert will be held at 3 p.m. at St. Katharine Drexel Church located at 135 N. Ogden Road in the Lovejoy neighborhood of Buffalo. Ticket prices are $8 presale and $10 […]
TONAWANDA — Dove Award-winning Christian singer songwriter Mitch McVicker will perform a concert at Blessed Sacrament Church’s Cotter Hall on Wednesday, April 27., beginning at 7:30 p.m. With the recording of his 12th album, “A Shrugging of the Shoulders,” McVicker gives a nod to his past as he stretches forward. McVicker’s vocational musical journey began […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — The Konrad Paszkudski Jazz Trio will perform works from the Great American Songbook at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 11, at St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. This is the sixth concert of the 2021-2022 Friends of Good Music performance season. Although he was raised in Western Australia […]
