The evening prayer of the Church with music to fill the soul: Gregorian chant and sacred polyphony by composers such as Palestrina, Victoria, Byrd, and Tallis, sung by the professional choir of the School of Sacred Music.

A special Vespers service for the Feast of the Ascension. Gregorian chant and sacred polyphony by composers such as Palestrina, Victoria, Byrd, and Tallis, sung by the professional choir of the School of Sacred Music.

The evening prayer of the Church with music to fill the soul: Gregorian chant and sacred polyphony by composers such as Palestrina, Victoria, Byrd, and Tallis, sung by the professional choir of the School of Sacred Music.

A special program of readings and musical selections for the Easter season.

A special Vespers service in honor of the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church. Gregorian chant and sacred polyphony by composers such as Palestrina, Victoria, Byrd, and Tallis, sung by the professional choir of the School of Sacred Music.

The first event in our series, "Liturgy After Hours". We will explore the text and music of the ancient and beloved hymn, O Salutaris Hostia, commonly sung during the rite of Eucharistic Adoration. The Schola of St. Vincent Ferrer will sing a chant form and two polyphonic renditions of the hymn. Through guided attention to ... Read more

The second event in our series, "Liturgy After Hours". We will explore the text and music of the angelic salutation, known as the Hail Mary. This text is recited during the rosary, sung in motets, and has been meditated on by the Church for centuries. The Schola of St. Vincent Ferrer will sing a chant ... Read more

The third event in our series, "Liturgy After Hours". We will explore the text and music of the simplest and first of the sung prayers of the Mass, the Kyrie. Known in English as "Lord Have Mercy," this prayer's simplicity has lent itself to some of the deepest musical meditations in the Church's repertoire. Through ... Read more

In this event of our Liturgy After Hours series, we will explore the text and music of the Gloria in Excelsis Deo, the longest and, lyrically most complicated of the congregational chants of the Mass. A combination of pre-biblical hymns, pre-Constantinian theological language, and lot of musical notes, this hymn is a mass-favorite. Through guided ... Read more

In this event of our series, Liturgy After Hours, we will explore the text and music of the Sanctus, perhaps the weightiest and most glorious of the congregational chants sung at Mass. Did you know that half of this chant was written by angels? Through guided attention to the text and music, we will ask, ... Read more

In the last of our Liturgy After Hours for 2025, we will explore the text and music of the last congregational chant of the Mass, the Agnus Dei. Added to the rite of the Mass in the 7th century, it was perhaps a subtle dig at the Byzantine council which forbade visual depictions of the ... Read more