Members of the choir sing Gregorian chant during Mass Oct. 8 at St. John the Beloved Church in McLean, Va. Gregorian chant is the singing of the liturgy and its texts are almost entirely scriptural.

Members of the choir sing Gregorian chant during Mass Oct. 8 at St. John the Beloved Church in McLean, Virginia. Gregorian chant is the singing of the liturgy and its texts are almost entirely ...

A massive revival of interest in Gregorian chant is sweeping the Catholic world, according to Jeffrey Tucker, managing editor of Sacred Music, a publication of the Church Music Association of America.

It would probably come as a shock to many people today, but Gregorian chant is the foundational music of the Western world. Although monophonic, this type of music is anything but monotonous. There is ...

LOS ANGELES — More than 70 Catholic men and women gathered from across the United States and countries abroad for an intensive week at the Sacred Music Symposium to bring alive a powerful form of ...

BRATTLEBORO — St. Michael’s Catholic Church will host a weekend of Gregorian Chants with visiting organist and choir director Michael Olbash on the upcoming weekend of Aug. 4-6. Guests can register ...

CHAMPAIGN – The hum of low-pitched voices is soothing. "Me ma ma ooh moo" sounds come from voices warming up. A Gregorian chant choir practices in the choir loft of Holy Cross Catholic Church every ...

Thirty-five parish musicians from the Archdiocese of Boston and beyond attended an all-day Catholic musicians' workshop at St ...