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The youth choirs of St. John XXIII Parish have recorded an 18-track album entitled Jubilate et Gaudete. The album is a collection of chant, rounds, and sacred polyphony, sung by the Pueri Cantorum (children’s choir) and the Gradus Cantorum (young adult choir). See the full article for more info and 4 sample tracks!

John’s Ave Maria was performed by the North Penn High School Chamber Singers at the 2018 ACDA Eastern Conference in Pittsburgh. More details and a sample of the recording in the full article!

The Schola Cantorum of St. John XXIII Parish gathered together at Vincentian Home to sing for Father Angelus M. Shaughnessy, OFM Cap. in his final hours. Click here to see some of the beautiful and moving performance. Requiescat in pace, Father Angelus.

John had the distinct honor of singing with the Schola Cantorum Franciscana, from Franciscan University of Steubenville, for their performance of Charles Wood’s St. Mark Passion. Please click here for some samples of the performance!

Last month’s Solemn High Mass at St. Paul Cathedral was a tremendous success. With hundreds in attendance, the Mass was televised live and streamed online by EWTN. In total, the online stream received over 47,000 views, with hundreds of comments, prayers, and Mass intentions from across the world!

The Youth and Adult Choirs of St. John XXIII Parish are excited to sing for a Solemn High Mass at St. Paul’s Cathedral on Sunday, October 15th at 3:00pm! The Mass will be broadcast on EWTN, and it celebrates the 10th anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s Summorum Pontificum…

John was an editor on a project to print a compendium of Gregorian chant instruction and music, which will serve as a “textbook” for the Youth and Adult choirs of St. John XXIII Parish. Selections include an introduction to chant notation, a full Kyriale with all 16 Mass settings, and a solid foundation of chant repertoire from the entire liturgical year.

A wonderfully energetic group of nearly 30 children and young adults participated in the very first “Chant Camp” at St. John XXIII Parish this month! Campers were introduced to the fundamentals of Gregorian chant, with lessons and activities teaching chant notation, Latin pronunciation, vocal technique, solfege, and modality. To top it off, the campers were invited to perform their newly-learned chants at Sunday’s High Mass on August 20th!

The Schola Cantorum of St. John XXIII Parish would like to acknowledge and thank Christoph Dalitz for sharing his inspirational talent for sacred polyphony. His splendid arrangement of Regina Caeli is a featured track of the schola’s new album, Resurrexit Sicut Dixit.

John will be singing with the St. Vincent Camerata this weekend for a concert featuring the works of Vierne, Faure, and Palestrina. The concert will begin at 7pm Saturday, April 22, in the Saint Vincent Basilica (in Latrobe), and will be repeated at 4:30pm Sunday, April 23, at St. Bernard Church (in Mount Lebanon). Tickets are $10 in advance, and $12 at the door. Please call 724-805-2579 for tickets and more information.