
A Composer Turns St. John Henry Newman’s Much-Loved Words into Music
The program will include readings from works by Newman and the poet John Donne, who was born into a Catholic family in the 16th century but became a Church of England cleric.
The program will include readings from works by Newman and the poet John Donne, who was born into a Catholic family in the 16th century but became a Church of England cleric.
Catholic composer Michael Kurek’s creates sounds of the sacred.
Sir James MacMillan, the foremost modern British composer and a forthright Catholic, says ‘music is the perfect art form to bring people together to see a better world.’
The composer, a layman, is a central figure in the “contemporary liturgical music” movement that began in the 1970s, along with composers Marty Haugen, Fr. Michael Joncas, Dan Schutte, and the “St. Louis Jesuits” group.
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