The 'Académie de chant grégorien' is founded in Brussels in 2000. The academy favorises the foundation of gregorian choirs and the study of gregorian chant.
The site claims the Germanic dialects to be the actual plainchant of Central-Europe. Subdivisions on ‘Gregorianik', liturgy, manuscripts and the new edition of the Nocturnale.
Site on plainchant maintained by church musician and theologist Christof Nikolaus Schröder. Order form for plainchant books and literature, listing of German monastic orders and various links to plainchant sites
The Centre d'Etudes Grégoriennes de Metz was founded in 1975 and focusses on the study, teaching and spreading plainchant in its intended esthetic form. Both Roman and Gallican (Frankish) chant are studied, as it was precisely in Metz that both traditions met under Pepin the Short, Charlemagne and Louis the Pious.
This American site sells unique Gregorian Chant CDs. Matthew McDevitt recorded them at the Seminary that he used to attend. They are professionally edited and not available elsewhere. On the site you find lyrics to many famous Chant pieces, free samples for download and you can order the CD's.
This choir's main aim is to promote the religious repertory from the Middle Ages and the Renascence, including chant of course. The ensemble organises chant courses as well.
The Ensemble TRECANUM was formed in December 1996 by Etienne Stoffel, prizewinner of the National High Conservatoire of Paris. M. Stoffel founded the Centre of Gregorian Studies in Metz in 1975. He was a pupil for two monks of Solesmes Abbey with Dom Eugene Cardine († 1988), who was Father at the Pontifical Institute for Sacred Music in Rome and Dom Jean Claire, former choral conductor of the Solesmes Abbey.
A slightly strange article on gregorian chant written by Henry Doktorski. Amongst other things, it holds the story of Dr. Tomitas curing monks by having them sing gregorian chants.
The Gregorian Institute of Canada (GIC) undertakes research and education to promote the study and performance of Gregorian and other western chant repertoires in Canada.
The Gregorio project aims at providing tools and documentation for Gregorian chant. The main project of Gregorio is the software gregorio, that is able to manipulate and convert these different types of files. For now, this software can be used for preprocessing OpusTeX files with the gabc notation.
You can buy here the brandnew Nocturnale Romanum. Featuring examples of a few of the chants that will be included in the book and examples of the software used in the process.
The Saint Isaac Jogues Chant Resources page is a gift, presented to the Church by Corpus Christi Watershed. This site provides free and instant downloads of Gregorian chant scores (formatted to a single page) and practice Mp3 files. It contains hundreds of files, many hours of audio, and covers all three liturgical years. No semiologic execution.
CANTUSGREGORIANUS.COM presents the research, teaching and musical initiatives undertaken by the "Saint Michael the Archangel" Association of Stroncone in the study of sacred music of the Middle Ages, with special attention to its sources and its modes of execution as well as the liturgy of which it was an integral part.
This page is dedicated to an explanation of the eight "Gregorian" modes. The names of mediæval theorists and treatises marked up with hypertext lead to the complete text of the treatise in the original Latin located at THESAURUS MUSICARUM LATINARUM at Indiana University.
Established in 1870, its initial aim was to sing English texts to the traditional Gregorian melodies. Latin was reinstated afterwards, and the choir has even performed under David Hiley.
CANTUSGREGORIANUS.COM presents the research, teaching and musical initiatives undertaken by the Saint Michael the Archangel Association of Stroncone in the study of sacred music of the Middle Ages, with special attention to its sources and its modes of execution as well as the liturgy of which it was an integral part.
The Thesaurus Musicarum Latinarum (TML) is an evolving database of the entire corpus of Latin music theory written during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
The Assumption Schola Gregoriana is a lay ministry located in the diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts. Consisting of lay and religious we are dedicated to bringing traditional chant into today's worship. Our director, Father Donat Lamothe, A.A., is a specialist in Early Music and is a professor of music at Assumption College in Worcester. The schola sings plainchant (the form best known as "Gregorian Chant") in various liturgical settings such as Masses, evenings of meditation, vespers, etc.
Anton Grönewäller founded this ensemble in 1950. He was the former solo cantor of the Benedictine St. Joseph abbey in Gerleve. Heinrich Rumphorst took over in 1965. Among the first scholas to take on Cardine's theories, the choir consists of singers from various backgrounds and aims to express the beauty of gregorian chants in their natural, liturgical context.
The Brazos Valley Schola Cantorum is a group of men from various Catholic parishes in Brazos County, Texas (Diocese of Austin) who share a zeal for Gregorian Chant and Holy Mother Church.
In 1996 pupils who have finished their studies in Zoltán Kodály Hungarian Choir School decided to continue singing and asked their former teacher and conductor, Ferenc Sapszon jr. to accept working with them in a new choir. In 1997 the choir have won the first prize in Youth Mixed Choir category, the public prize, and the Grand Prize of the 2nd International Children and Youth Choir Festival in Giessen, Germany. In 2000 they sung in Watou, Belgium on the 7th International Gregorian Festival.
Boys, girls and adults who specialize in Gregorian chant and sacred polyphony which is performed liturgically every Saturday evening for the solemn Latin Mass in St. Patrick Church in Northwest Portland.
Italian choir of 12 (male) singers with a training at the famous Pontificio Instituto Ambrosiano di Musica Sacra in Milan. There interpretations are based on the most recent semiological findings. The choir organises courses and performed on the 1991 edition of the Gregorian festival of Watou (Belgium).
Annie Bank and Excellent Music Holland specialize in publishing both sacred and secular music for amateur and professional choirs. The repertory comprises a large number of works in many genres from 1400 up to the present day
The choir and its association, the Association Grégorien de Nantes, want to promote the knowledge and appreciation of plainchant as essential element of Catholic, musical and liturgical art.
This choir has adopted the mission of promoting the universal beauty of Gregorian chant, hence its continuous efforts to guard and preserve this beautiful and invisible heritage. Because of the very nature of chant, the choir prefers to relive it in its natural context: liturgy.
The Chorala Saint-Irénée is founded in 1972 and sings in Brussels and Saint-Lambert-Woluwe. Director is Michel Zeegers, president is Louis Van Capellen.
Initially grown from the boys' choir at Oslo cathedral, this ensemble focussed on the repertory from Middle Ages over Renascence and Baroque to Neo-Classissistic styles. Only in 1997 did they discover the richness of the Gregorian repertory. Conducted by Alexander M.Schweitzer, they decided to further explore the chant tradition and have meanwhile recorded a CD.
Founded in 1972 by former students of te Seminário Menor de Pirapóra, this choir's main aim is to restore the 2000 year-old repertoire to its former glory.
The Gregorian choir ‘Cum Jubilo' was founded in 1976 by Bernard Deheegher, who still acts as the choir's president and inspirator. It consists of a male choir, conducted by Wim Orbie, and a female counterpart, lead by Agnes Delbaere. Roger Orroi is the organist. The choir has gained a considerable renown through its efforts in organising the international Watou Chant Festival.
Founded by Johanna Grüger 15 years ago and initially intended as a parish choir, the choir nowadays usually performs on invitation in both Catholic and Evangelical churches. Its interpretations are based on the teachings of semiology.
Gaudete was founded in1982 in Alost (Belgium), aiming at the restoring plainchant to the status it deserves: functional element in the liturgy, as decreed by the Second Vatican Council. Conductor Frans Van Heghe introduced new visions and theories of performance, based on the most ancient manuscripts. The new approach has proved to be a most gratifying experience for singers and audience alike. The website's most important feature is the choir's performance calendar.
Homepage of the most famous Flemish Gregorian choir. Established in 1968, it recently celebrated its 40th anniversary. The choir is conducted by the very enthusiastic Norbertine monk Gereon van Boesschoten. They perform during Mass every Sunday. Other performances include the funeral of King Baldwin. They sing the proper repertoire of the Norbertine ordre and have recorded some 7 LP's and CD's.
Gregorian Choir Cantica, with Mr. Johan Tyberghien as choirmaster, adds lustre to about fifteen celebrations on a yearly base in the five parishes of the Federation Houthulst.
The Gregorian Schola of St. Joseph Parish was founded by Br. Christian Guertin, FFSC in 1993 as both a performing group and a study group dedicated to the cultivation, study, and promotion of Gregorian chant as a musical art.
Founded in 2002, Gregoriana is a small vocal group that specializes in plainchant, using midaeval manuscripts with original notation. Performances are based on their own transcriptions. The choir performs in liturgical settings and concerts and organizes lectures and workshops.
Founded in 1985, this choir performs during services as well as concerts. One of its traditions is a yearly abbey weekend, during which the singers are intensively coached in performance practice as well as theoretical aspects of gregorian chant.
The ecumenical choir unites Evangelical, Lutheran, Reformed and other Catholics, even a number of atheists. It can be heard in monthly Vespers in churches in Dordrecht (NL), Zwijndrecht (NL) and Rotterdam (NL).
The Karmelschola consists of some 24 singers from various churches and aims at the perservation of the practice of Daily Office, mostly according to the Gregorian tradition. The choir is conducted by Hans Eijsink and performs Vesper or Compline every Saturday, with an occasional celebration on feast days.
Conducted by the enthusiastic Werner Beheydt, this choir attempts to express the deep emotions contained within the gregorian repertoire. Its interpretations are based on extensive manuscripts studies.
The Liturgische Singkreis Jena was founded in Jena in 1982 by people with a fond love for the Gregorian repertoire. The group was originally intended as a sort of working committee for the interests of Gregorian chant within the Lutheran church of Jena. The choir pays particular attention to semiological research and scientifically informed performances.
Schola Antiqua of Chicago is the city's premier organization dedicated to the study and performance of western liturgical chant and early polyphony dating from the ninth through fifteenth centuries.
The Schola Cantorum Amsterdam (SCA) was established in 1959 as the gregorian chant choir for the University of Amsterdam's Roman Catholic student community.
The Schola Cantorum BMV was founded in 1997. On the second Sunday of the month, it performs both the proper and the fixed repertory in the church of the Assumption of the Virgin in Zwolle (Netherlands). The choir hopes to preserve the heritage of the early christian church
CANTICUM NOVUM was formed in 1984, in Bogota City, Colombia, by Psychologist and Professor Dr. Ramiro Alvarez Cuadros. For many years the choir was conducted by Master Luis Torres Zuleta. The chorus interprets this Gregorian chant, named for Pope Saint Gregory the Great, using the notation of the 11th century that consists of neumes or groups of notes arranged on staves of four lines.
Founded in 1998 by Tjeerd van der Ploeg in the Dutch town of Purmerend, the schola consists of amateur singers who base their interpretation on the most recent findings of semiology. So far, its records include a number of performances of plainchant vespers.
This Dutch Schola from Nijmegen aims to preserve plainchant as a valuable part of our cultural and liturgical heritage. The schola's performances are based on the findings of semiology, the study of manuscript signs (neumes). Although neumatic notation is not the best source for melodic information, it has proven to be invaluable when reconstructing the rhythmic subleties of plainchant.
Ever since 1995, this choir has performed chant in the original liturgical context, mostly in the Speyer Dom. The schola is conducted by Cristoph Keggenhoff, who regards Cardine's theories as essential to a sound performance of chant. The repertory includes music by Hildegard von Bingen and the 13th-century Cantigas de Santa María from Spain.
The Schola Cantorum Twente was founded in 1971 in Enschede (NL). At the moment, the choir consists of about 16 enthusiast singers whose objective it is to preserve the unequalled beauty of Gregorian chant for Roman Catholic liturgy in accordance with the guidelines of the 2nd Vatican Council. The interpretation followed is based on the latest findings of palaeographic research.
The Schola Catharina is a female choir, founded in 1992 to perform in the liturgies at the St. Cahterine's Cathedral at Utrecht (Netherlands). The choir is conducted by Hellen Keller.
Choir conducted by David Eben (who received part of his training at the Le Choeur Grégorien de Paris). It performed during the International Festival of Watou (Belgium) in 1994 and 1997. Other performances include several concerts in the Netherlands. Their site includes a number of RealAudio examples of their CD's.
Founded in 1980 by Berhard Schmidt, this student choir of the Hochschule für Kirchenmusik Rottenburg focuses on liturgical services and concert performances of chant. Semiology and paleography are the basis for their interpretations.
The Schola Gregoriana Scriptoria performs the gregorian chant according to the latest aesthetic-modal researches conducted by E. Cardine, L. Agustoni and A. Turco.
The Schola Saint Grégoire of Montreal (direction: Jean-Pierre Noiseux) is dedicated to the performance of Gregorian Chant and to closely related liturgical chant repertories (Milanese, Ancient Iberian, liturgical dramas, etc.). While mindful of retaining musical authenticity, the Schola Saint Grégoire also seeks to adapt Gregorian Chant to today's liturgical settings (Mass or Office).
The John The Baptist parish in Eygelshoven has had a gregorian choir for over a hundred years. The last 22 years, the choir has been conducted by Kees Stouten. The more recent findings on interpretation and performance of chant have given the choir the opportunity to renew its approach to plainchant.
The Schola in Bruges (B) was founded in 1970 by the cathedral organist Roger Deruwe. The early core quickly grew to a full-size schola, conscientiously studying and performing plainchant. After 25 years of loyal service to the cathedral, the schola moved to the serene and peaceful monastic atmosphere of the Karmel convent in 1996.
The Stamford Schola Gregoriana is a non-profit organization which works to promote Gregorian chant and choral polyphony of the 16th Century, and is also the name of the schola of male singers which sings regularly at the Church of St. John the Evangelist in Stamford, CT. Founded in 2001 by Scott Turkington.
In reaction to the suppression of gregorian chant by the Second Vatican Council in favour of hymns in the native (Dutch) language, the choir of the St. Luke parish in Tilburg established a schola in 1969. Because of the substantial religious and cultural value of the repertory, the choir attempts to keep the tradition alive by regular performances.
The Utrechtse Vrouwen Schola was founded in 1987, by Ike de Loos and Marie-Louise Egbers; the latter has conducted the group during the first 9 years. The choir consists of about 10 women and focusses mainly on plainchant.
The vocal ensemble Vox Clamantis was created in 1966 and is conducted by Jean-Eik Tulve. It is composed of young musicians, united by their common interest towards Gregorian Chant. Most of the members of the ensemble had earlier acquaintance with this liturgical chant, either by paying studying visits to the Benedictine abbey of Solesmes (France) or by taking part to concerts of the Choeur grégorien de Paris (Paris Gregorian Choir), with which they have sung in Finland, Norway, France, Switzerland, Morocco and Lebanon. In April 1998, both ensembles recorded together a CD in Luxembourg. More recently, Vox Clamantis has worked with internationally renowned organists, like Jean Boyer, Werner Jacob, Jon Laukvik, etc, as well as with the ensemble Hortus Musicus, the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra.
When after 1962 plainchant was in danger of disappearing altogether in the west of the Zeeuws-Vlaanderen province, Emiel Steijaart and A. Verschoor took the initiative of gathering singers from various local communities. The new choir first performed in the ‘Stella Maris' church in Slijkplaat and spread from there to the various churches of the region. After the death of Verschoor in 1983, the choir came under the musical direction of Walter Dierick.
Society for the Renewal of the Sacred Liturgy is an association of Catholics established on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul 1995, to promote authentic reform of the liturgy of the Roman Rite.
Gestures and postures during liturgy. Article by Tjeerd van der Ploeg on gestures and body language, symbolism and rituals during liturgy, taken from a Protestant point of view.
Here you find congregational booklets for the Liturgy of the Hours (Sunday Lauds, Vespers and Compline) in Latin and with Gregorian chant, according to the Ordo Cantus Officii (1983).
'Una Voce' is a French association devoted to the custody and the development of the Latin liturgy, gregorian chant and holy art in the bosom of the catholic church.
Groningen (NL) branch of the association for Latin Liturgy, featuring a calendar with the services in Latin in St. Joseph's in Groningen and the texts of the lectures for the following Sundays.
This association aims to preserve plainchant and the use of Latin in general in Roman Catholic liturgy, in accordance with the prescriptions of the Second Vatican Council and the Constitution on Liturgy.
Complete Bible text in the 1995 Willibrord Foundation Translation. The site was founded by the Catholic Bible Association and Catholic Netherlands, in close cooperation with Flemish (Belgian) Church organisations. The Willibrord Translation has come to be the standard reference in Dutch Bible reading and liturgical use. (Dutch only)
The Tsgrooten Antiphonary is an exceptionally richly illuminated choir book Tongerlo abbot Antonius Tsgrooten had commissioned in 1522 from scribe Franciscus Van Weert of Averbode Abbey. The Gregorian choir book is an important piece of late medieval musical heritage and was acquired by the Flemish Minister of Culture.
These web pages are dedicated to the medieval liturgy of the Low Countries and its manuscripts sources, endeavouring to map the liturgy and mainly the liturgical chant.
The purpose of the 'Codices Electronici Sangallenses' (Digital Abbey Library of St. Gallen) is to provide access to the medieval codices in the Abbey Library of St. Gallen by creating a virtual library.
'Ductus', from the Latin ducere, 'to lead' is a web-based, interactive multimedia program. It is designed to facilitate the teaching of paleography, in particular, the study of the history of western European handwriting.
Contains pointers to Internet-accessible files relating to the early church, including canonical documents, creeds, the writings of the Apostolic Fathers and other historical texts relevant to church history.
of the Saint John's University (USA). Information on searching (not over the internet) for manuscripts by the chant incipit and a description of the manuscripts in their collection.
at LaTrobe University, including SCRIBE musical notation program which allows some square neum notation to be shown in tandem with modern notation. Also a database of fourteenth century European music.
New Dutch translation of St. Benedict's monastic rule by Vincent Humink in an attractive edition, for the first time making the rule accessible to a wider audience.
This guide is intended to assist searchers of theological and religious information on the Internet, and is arranged according to major areas of concentration in St. John's School of Theology Seminary.
Over 2000 religious texts, opera omnia and holy books in 36 languages from christian and other religions.In Enchiridion Vaticanum: papal writings, councils, etc. Collected works of main authors and institute founders.With Vidimus Dominum: Bibliotheca Vitae Consecratae
Custom libraries of religious institutes and orders.
The 'Katholiek Documentatie Centrum' (KDC), was founded in 1969 at the Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen. Its aims is to preserve, collect and disclose documents pertaining to the catholic tradition in the Netherlands, starting at the beginning of the 19th century. In addition, it wants to promote research into the historical and current developments in Dutch Catholicism.
This site features an extensive list of WebRadios playing only or primarily classical music and/or plainchant. Covering the entire Web, its total currently amounts to over 400 stations.
Database of choir music in 4 languages. Enables you to choose the repertoire specifically suitable for your own choir. Some scores can be viewed on screen (partially), but the Java application is really slow.
Contains over 1400 catholic hyperlinks. Its aim is to offer a representative selection of the Dutch church links. Additionally contains links to a number of international sites.
