Word: paulists
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...best of oratorio choruses do not escape the stilted, churchy dullness. A fine operatic chorus, like that of the Metropolitan Opera Company, is not an independent unity; it works essentially in conjunction with the orchestra. There have been one or two unaccompanied ecclesiastical choruses before, and good ones (the Paulist Choristers, for instance). But it was left for the Sistine Choir to demonstrate what a remarkable instrument the a cappella chorus is. Yet it is one of the oldest of instruments; the earliest school of our music, the medieval, was exclusively one of unaccompanied voices. The name Sistine Choir...
...Paulist Choristers gave the second of their series of recitals. This is a valuable company. They give a capella performances - unaccompanied chorus-of works which range from the masterpieces of the great school of medieval counterpoint to compositions of the discordant moderns. Their program for last week embraced such different names as Palestrina, Pergolesi, Archangelsky. The director is Father Finn, choirmaster of New York's great church of the Paulist order. He is a fine, genial fellow, a learned musician and, one guesses, a lively hand with a pair of boxing gloves. He formed the chorus in the normal...