tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post113199881669966755..comments2024-03-28T09:54:55.115-05:00Comments on Dad29: Need a Really Good Dose of Insipid and Banal?Dad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-1132032698413610042005-11-14T23:31:00.000-06:002005-11-14T23:31:00.000-06:00And while we're at it, my money's on the fact that...And while we're at it, my money's on the fact that NOBODY who thinks these guys are great has ever even heard of (let me just rattle off a few:) Rupert Jeffcoat, James MacMillan, David Sanger, Judith Weir, Roxanna Panufnik, Judith Bingham, Arvo Part, or John Tavener, all of whom are alive today, all of whom are well-known, and all of whose music is of exceptional quality. The fact that most American Catholic "musicians" are unaware of these real musicians and their exceptional liturgical music speaks volumes about the present state of art and beauty as regards music as it is heard in most American Catholic churches. But, then again, I probably ask too much; pastors seem content with hiring those whose "enthusiasms" trump their nonexistent musical education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com