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Sacred Music

St. Gregory’s Hall’s sacred music program enhances the experience of the liturgy at the parish. Through choral liturgies, talks, and workshops, parishioners and others encounter the beauty of Catholic sacred music traditions.
Read news and profiles of our Sacred Music Program on our blog!
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About our artist-in-residence

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Kevin Allen is a well-known composer. His works, sacred and secular, have been performed in churches and concert halls throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Based in Chicago, he is the founding director of the Collins Consort, American Composer’s Project, and Schola Immaculata. Mr. Allen is also the director of Schola Laudis at the Benedictine Monastery of the Holy Cross, Vox Fidelis Children's Choir, and the Chicago Catholic Choir.

Learn more about Kevin Allen's sacred music publications at Corpus Christi Watershed.

Why Sacred Music?

The experience of God's mysteries in the Church’s prayer and worship  is greatly enhanced by the sacred music she has inherited over the centuries. Beginning in the early middle ages, plainchant known as Gregorian Chant was promoted by St. Gregory the Great and others as the musical form most appropriate for the Church’s worship.

This emphasis was reinforced by the council fathers at Vatican II, which recognized “Gregorian chant as especially suited to the Roman liturgy…it should be given pride of place in liturgical services.” (Sacrosanctum Concilium, 116). In 2019, Pope Francis emphasized the importance of Gregorian chant as "the first model" of choral liturgical music. 

Choral Liturgies

St. Gregory’s Hall offers a series of liturgies for feasts and solemnities of the Church year.​
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Talks & Workshops

Join our composer-in-residence Kevin Allen for a series of introductory talks on the Mass of the Roman Rite.
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Selected works by Kevin Allen

St. Gregory's Hall · Kevin Allen

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Are you an amateur singer interested in fellowship with other Catholics and learning great works of choral music? 
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