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This month Ministry Monday is offering a 3-part series about Taizé music. We began the series with reflections by David Anderson, Editor-at-Large for GIA Publications and Director of Music and Liturgy at Ascension Catholic Church in Oak Park, Illinois. Last week we featured a conversation Brother John Glasenapp, a Benedictine monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in southern Indiana, about the psychological and historical reasons as to why simple, repeated music including Taizé is so successful.
Today we widen the stage and re-frame the conversation. I spoke with Lauren and Dave Moore this week about the power behind simple refrains repeated consistently over time. You see, Lauren and Dave are the minds behind the Catholic Music Initiative, a sacred music collaboration based in the Dallas area. The Catholic Music Initiative’s goal is to compose beautiful liturgical music; to create a collaborative platform that leavens the heritage of our Faith through the formation of dedicated composers and musicians giving glory to God; and to bring the focus back to Jesus in the Eucharist with nights of Adoration, solid Catholic hymns, and education in our history and Tradition.
Today we consider the likeness between contemporary Catholic (and just Christian) music and Taizé music. How are they similar? Can we embrace the idea of simple music altogether to unify our communities, especially in a time when congregational singing is only just returning to our churches?
Lauren and Dave join me from their home in Dallas, Texas.
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Bio: Lauren Moore
Lauren Moore deems to inspire the next generation through music and prayer. Her hope is that through music, all who hear will ponder the beauty of God and deepen their sense of a real spiritual encounter with our Lord. She lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband, Dave Moore. Lauren has served in music ministry for fifteen years. She writes music for the Sacred Liturgy with Dave Moore and is the Director of Projects for the Catholic Music Initiative. Lauren's passion is to bring treasured hymns and chants to life by writing multi part harmony to the timeless text. Lauren studied vocal performance at Texas A&M Corpus Christi and The University of Texas at Austin. She has performed abroad in Germany and Austria. She serves as Assistant Director of Music Ministry with Dave Moore at the SMU Catholic Campus Ministry for the past four years, and is focused on composing and releasing Liturgical music resources. Dave and she are happy to join the band of parenthood with their new baby girl, Abigail.
Bio: Dave Moore
Dave is a Catholic Singer-Songwriter whose mission is to create an atmosphere that leaves hearts vulnerable to Christ through prayer and music. He and his wife Lauren are the musicians for the Dallas of Diocese Broadcast Mass. He is the Founder and Director of the Catholic Music initiative, which is a collaborative platform leavening the heritage of our faith through the gifts and talents of dedicated musicians giving glory to God. Dave is the Director of New Music Initiative at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Parish in Dallas, TX as well as the Resident Worship Leader for the Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministry office for the Diocese of Dallas. Dave focuses on writing music that reflects the beauty of God while being congregational. He draws upon history and tradition while striving to meet the needs of the new evangelization.
Links
Catholic Music Initiative: https://www.catholicmusicinitiative.org/
Taizé: www.taize.fr
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