The collection for parish choirs, congregations and cantors features new compositions by Liam Lawton and Kiltimagh born composer Ronan McDonagh. |
Laypeople have served as readers, prayer leaders, cantors, communion ministers, announcers, and greeters, as well as ushers, acolytes, and musicians. |
The book is for all lovers of music, cantors, choirmasters, instrumentalists, composers and professionals. |
I should like to hope that these pieces will not merely be used by cantors and singers but also by organists and instrumentalists who have no wish to commit themselves to a comparable burden of composition. |
On November 11, 18 and 25, the Tuam Archdiocese is running work-shops for cantors, leading the singing at Mass and on other occasions. |
The problem is that, for a long time, these often excellent musicians were limited to the unsatisfactory role of briefly improvising between the verses sung by the choir or the cantors. |