Some New Friends We Haven't Met Yet

Kathy has alerted me to the existence of the Saint Sebastian Gregorian Schola from Akron, Ohio. She explains how she "met" their director, Jeffrey Quick, who has already done us a great favor:

I downloaded a copy of Isaac's "Manducaverunt," from CPDL, which we will be singing at [St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral, Reno] on Feb. 4 and at [Holy Spirit Mission, New Washoe City] for Quinquagesima (which is the correct Communio for that day).

There was not a reduction of the choral score, so on impulse, I contacted the editor of the piece [Mr. Quick] and asked him if he had one.  Although he said he was really busy, he took the time to set up the piece with the reduction - very kind of him.  He was interested in our choir and asked if we were really going to sing the piece for Quinquagesima; very excited when I told him we were.  He would like a recording of it but that isn't going to happen. Too hard to record at HSM anyway and the cathedral is impossible with all the ambient noise.

Anyway, he was interested about our being an independent choir and he sent me a link to his schola's Facebook page.  There is some interesting stuff there.  Please take a look when you have time.

Always good to acknowledge our fellow chant singers!