“ C Ca an nt ta an nt ti ib bu us s O Or rg ga an ni is s 2 20 01 14 4- -2 20 01 15 5 ” ” “ I am delighted about this initiative, which will, I hope, enable those taking part to come to know, appreciate and pass on to others the Church's heritage of Gregorian chant. The UN ND DE ER R T TH HE E P PA AT TR RO ON NA AG GE E U chant has the power to help many in our own day to lift up OF F A AI IS SC CG Gr re e O their voices in praise of the Lord. In I nt te er rn na at ti io on na al l A As ss so oc ci ia at ti io on n f fo or r cardinal Agostino Vallini th t he e S St tu ud dy y o of f G Gr re eg go or ri ia an n C Ch ha an nt t Vicar General for the Diocese of Rome (I It ta al ly y) ) ( Our monasteries should always guard and cherish Gregorian chant as part of their spiritual heritage. I am sure that the "Cantantibus Organis" music school will help to make it more widely known and ever better sung. p. Notker Wolf, Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Order Five years ago the monastic community of Santa Cecilia, with the support of the monks of St Paul's outside-the- walls, established a school of liturgical spiritualità and Gregorian chant, Cantantibus Organis. It is named after the patron saint of music, St Cecilia, a martyr who belonged to the earliest Christian community in Rome and whose memory remains alive at the Abbey of Santa Cecilia where the school is based. THE “CANTANTIBUS ORGANIS” SCHOOL was founded to offer training in ars celebrandi within a monastic setting. Participants are introduced to the interpretation of Gregorian neums in the light of the latest research. In recent years our understanding of Gregorian chant has been transformed by the study of its oldest musical notation, thanks to progress in the field of semiology. 2011 saw the publication of the Graduale Novum, presenting the desired “critical edition” (Vatican Council II, Sacrosanctum Concilium 117) of the main part of the 1908 Graduale Romanum, supplemented by the notation found in the St Gall and Laon manuscripts. IS OPEN to all who wish to make liturgical music an important part of their spiritual life. Our aim is to provide those who hold positions of liturgical responsibility - cantors, choir directors and organists in monasteries, parishes and other places of public worship - with professional training in the teaching and directing of Gregorian chant. Firmly convinced that a training in liturgical music should begin at a young age, we have opened a Pueri section of the school to enable children to learn to play the piano. It is hoped in due course to extend the teaching to other musical instruments and to Gregorian chant.
THE TUTORS The "Cantantibus Organis" course has been fortunate to gain the services of outstanding figures in the contemporary world of music and liturgy, among them: Sr Maria Dolores Aguirre , who studied under Dom Eugène Cardine OSB, Vice-President of the International Association for the Study of Gregorian Chant (AISCGre) and former President of the Spanish branch of the same Association. She directed the Mater Ecclesiae choir, which for many years served at pontifical celebrations. She still directs the Jubilate Deo choir, which collaborated with Vatican Radio to record a large repertoire of chants for use at pontifical celebrations. Nino Albarosa , Professor of Gregorian Palaeography and Semiology at the University of Udine, Associate Professor of Gregorian chant at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, Rome. A pupil of Dom Eugène Cardine who was professor for many years at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, Rome, and founder of the science of Gregorian semiology, he has himself published many works on semiology, as also on the history of the restoration of the ancient Gregorian melodies. He directs the choir Mediae Aetatis Sodalicium, which specializes in Gregorian chant and receives invitations to take part in events in Italy and many other European countries, also in Japan. On 23 May 2008 he was awarded an honorary doctorate in Sacred Music at the hands of Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, in the Sala Accademica of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music. Monsignor Crispino Valenziano , Professor Emeritus of Sacred Liturgy at the Pontifical Institute of Liturgy at Sant’Anselmo, where he was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2007; founder of the theological academy Via Pulchritudinis and of the Institute of Research for the Religious Arts in the Mediterranean Basin. AFTER THE COURSE The “Cantantibus Organis” courses have already begun to bear fruit. Some participants are gradually re- introducing the singing of Gregorian chant in theirmonasteries, and encouraging others who are interested to attend chant courses. Others, elected to positions of responsibility, are fostering interest in Gregorian chant and sacred music within their communities. Our lay participants are particularly appreciative of the riches of the Church’s musical tradition unfolded during the liturgical year, and say that the role of the sung Word has taken on a new perspective in their lives. Through continuing contact with our past pupils, we have received warm and positive feedback. THE SYLLABUS Tuition, normally in Italian, is offered in the following subjects: Music theory Gregorian chant Semiology, psalmody and modality, sightreading and choral sessions Vocal technique Polyphony Choral direction Piano Organ Accompaniment of the gregorian chant Classical guitar Latin language studies Music and Liturgy Liturgy and liturgical spirituality Theology and spirituality of the psalms
The course is designed to enable full attendance (with instrumental specialization). However it is also possible to opt for certain subjects. It is open to all, beginners as well as those who have already received a musical grounding. The programme of studies will be agreed with the tutors concerned. The course is based on the liturgical year (from Advent to the feast of Christ the King, with a break during the summer). A second year is normally necessary for those who will hold positions of responsibility for liturgical music in their communities, parishes or other places of worship. General sessions will be concentrated between Fridays and Monday afternoons. Individual lessons will take place on other days during the week. The programme also includes a few weeks of intensive teaching. On completion of the course a certificate of attendance will be issued to all who have attended at least two-thirds of the sessions. LITURGICAL CALENDAR FOR SESSIONS IN 2014-2015 28 November - 1 December 2014 (focus: I Sunday of Advent) 5 - 7 December 2014 (II Advent) 12 - 15 December 2014 (III Advent) 19 - 22 December 2014 (IV Advent) 9 - 12 January 2015 (Feast of the Baptism, 11 January) 30 January - 2 February (Sunday IV, Year B, Ordinary Time; feast of the Presentation) 20 - 23 February (I Lent) 27 February - 2 March (II Lent) 6 - 9 March (III Lent) 13 - 16 March (IV Lent) 20 - 23 March (V Lent) 17 - 20 April (III Easter) 8 - 11 May (VI Easter) 15 - 18 May (Ascension) 29 May - 1 June (Trinity Sunday) Possible preparation for a visit to Germany 13 - 20 - 27 June, and July Intensive week of Gregorian chant Monday 24 - Saturday 29 August 2015 Week of liturgical studies Monday 14 - Sunday 20 September 2015 16 - 19 October (XXIX Sunday, Year B, Ordinary Time) 30 October - 2 November (All Saints) 6 - 9 November (XXXII Sunday) Conclusion of the course: Sunday 22 November Ut t in in o omnibus ibus g glori rifi ficetur D tur Deus us Website: www.benedettinesantacecilia.it Email: cantor@benedettinesantacecilia.it S CUOLA “C ANTANTIBUS ORGANIS ”, M ONASTERO B ENEDETTINE DI S. C ECILIA - P . ZZA S. C ECILIA 22, 00153 – R OMA
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