Music

Together in Worship Canada’s inaugural In Loving Memory choral prayer service at St. Paul’s Basilica Nov. 4 aims to unite the community in remembrance with hopes of making it an annual tradition of solace and sacred music.

The Central African Republic is one of the poorest and most unstable countries in the world. For years, it has been ravaged by civil war, tribal conflicts and a lack of prospects for young people. It was here that a Capuchin priest decided to start something that might have sounded too crazy to many — a music school.

In my recent column centred on the traits and actions we should practice to ignite a New Evangelization, I shared how my Mom’s deep desire to seek the Lord at all times is a wellspring of inspiration.

Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a tiny parish by Roman Catholic standards, has hired Matthew Larkin, one of Canada’s top organists and choir directors from the Anglican tradition.

Thanks to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Catholic singer-songwriter and neurologic music therapist Danielle Savard became attuned to spiritual warfare, the Christian concept compelling believers to put on the armour of God to resist the snares of preternatural evil forces.

A recital featuring the talents of Catholic musicians from around the world is expected to be a highlight of Jubilee Marian Week in the Diocese of Calgary.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and multiple Grammy Award-winning guitarist Tom Morello is using the hype around his two upcoming Toronto shows to raise funds for Covenant House, Canada's largest agency housing homeless youth.

The liturgical music tradition of polyphony with its blend of melodies and harmonies should lift people's spirits as it subtly transmits a message about diversity and unity, Pope Leo XIV said.

Longtime Catholic conductor and countertenor Peter Mahon experienced a crescendo of joyous surprise on May 3 while leading the Tallis Choir of Toronto through a performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “All-Night Vigil” at St. Patrick’s Church.

From April 25 to May 3, St. Michael’s Choir School will carry out “Operation Wild Rose,” providing musical cheer and transcendence to audiences throughout Alberta.