Dr William Mahrt's guest appearances

Dr William Mahrt

Square Notes: The Sacred Music Podcast

James Wetzel

Aaron James

Elizabeth Lev

James MacMillan

John Anderson

Jay Hershberger

Pius X

Gregory DiPippo

Robert Cardinal Sarah

Kevin Allen

Lisa Knutson

Charlie Weaver

Olivier Messiaen

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Josh Hernandez

OwlTail

In our fourth episode, we are joined by Professor William Mahrt of Stanford University who gives an introduction to the history, music, liturgical role, and spiritual value of Gregorian chant. Dr Mahrt is the president of the Church Music Association of America (the CMAA), and the editor of Sacred Music, the journal of the CMAA. He’s a respected scholar of Gregorian chant and Renaissance polyphony who’s published numerous articles, and he also publishes a really helpful and interesting editorial in each issue of Sacred Music. More than all that, though, Professor Mahrt is a man who loves the sacred liturgy and its music, and has spent decades learning how to pray through the Church’s treasury of sacred music. He’s inspired countless people, your hosts of this podcast included, to really learn what the Church teaches about sacred music, and how these teachings lead us into the heart of the sacred liturgy as the communal encounter between man and the Blessed Trinity. Dr. Mahrt’s book can be downloaded for free here:  https://media.musicasacra.com/books/musicalshape_mahrt.pdf Or a hardcover copy can be bought here:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/0984865209/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_LN.LCb7596EDT To subscribe to the journal Sacred Music, click here: https://musicasacra.com/journal/sacred-music/ 

In our fourth episode, we are joined by Professor William Mahrt of Stanford University who gives an introduction to the history, music, liturgical role, and spiritual value of Gregorian chant. Dr Mahrt is the president of the Church Music Association of America (the CMAA), and the editor of Sacred Music, the journal of the CMAA. He’s a respected scholar of Gregorian chant and Renaissance polyphony who’s published numerous articles, and he also publishes a really helpful and interesting editorial in each issue of Sacred Music. More than all that, though, Professor Mahrt is a man who loves the sacred liturgy and its music, and has spent decades learning how to pray through the Church’s treasury of sacred music. He’s inspired countless people, your hosts of this podcast included, to really learn what the Church teaches about sacred music, and how these teachings lead us into the heart of the sacred liturgy as the communal encounter between man and the Blessed Trinity. Dr. Mahrt’s book can be downloaded for free here: <a href="https://media.musicasacra.com/books/musicalshape_mahrt.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://media.musicasacra.com/books/musicalshape_mahrt.pdf</a> Or a hardcover copy can be bought here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0984865209/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_LN.LCb7596EDT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.amazon.com/dp/0984865209/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_LN.LCb7596EDT</a> To subscribe to the journal Sacred Music, click here: <a href="https://musicasacra.com/journal/sacred-music/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://musicasacra.com/journal/sacred-music/</a>

Episode 4 – Introduction to Gregorian Chant – with Dr William Mahrt