Author Archives: maddg

No.5 in AOV NG is by Bobby Fisher, one the OCP crowd, so it also turns up in Spirit & Song (No. 75).  It’s been around a while but I’ve never played it myself.  It is based on Ps 98 … Continue reading →

No.4 in AOV NG is Trisha Watts’ chant, “All is Wonder”. In this moment, in this place, all is wonder, all is grace. In this moment, in this place, we are one. or (silence waits) © Trisha Watts 2003 This … Continue reading →

I’ve been going through the material in the DVD “Become One Body One Spirit in Christ” from the International Committee on English in the Liturgy. It is a truly remarkable achievement with layers of material and written background that will … Continue reading →

This more an experiment than anything else, as since I have no idea how to post a podcast, I thought I’d just make one and press some buttons and see if it works. [display_podcast]

  Number 3 in AOV NG is a “A World of Difference” by Monica O’Brien and Gina Ogilvie.  This song was very tedious to program into Band in a Box due to having lots of short syncopated notes.  That might … Continue reading →

First Thoughts put out their ideas for the ten worst hymns of all time and what followed was a long trail of comments that are worth reading for their narrow minded, unimaginative, pompous, self-righteous displays of pig ignorance.  The tithe of … Continue reading →

I’m going to continue blog the song book As One Voice: the Next Generation.  I’ve decided I still have the gall to second guess the talented people who have put it together.  Perhaps a view from the suburbs is needed, … Continue reading →

David’s “Reflections and Suggestions” are well worth reading.  He laments the lack of singing by the people at mass and the lack of supervision by the Church of what is sung.  While he’s from another planet theologically to me, he makes a … Continue reading →

As threatened I’m going to blog “As One Voice: the Next Generation.” All the songs in AOV NG have clips to listen to at their site.  Just search for the song at the site and you can hear an MP3 … Continue reading →

The weekend after next my wife and I are attending the As One Voice Conference in Sydney. I’m hoping for some inspiration to get more motivated with our parish music program.  The As One Voice: The Next Generation is likely to … Continue reading →