The Saint Joseph Cathedral Choir is comprised of
approximately 30 professional and volunteer singers from throughout the
Metropolitan Columbus area and beyond. The Cathedral Choir
provides music for the 10:30 a.m. Solemn Mass each Sunday from
September through June. The Choir also maintains a rigorous
schedule of pontifical celebrations, diocesan liturgies, and concerts.
The choir has twice performed for the Conference of Roman
Catholic Cathedral Musicians. The choir’s reputation for
musical excellence has earned it invitations for concerts at the
cathedrals of Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo, and to the Basilica of the
Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame. The Choir has also
been featured on With Heart and Voice, a nationally syndicated radio
program that features the organ and choral music of many of the
world’s most famous choirs and organists. While Renaissance
polyphony forms the core of its repertoire, the Cathedral Choir has
received accolades for its performances of romantic and twentieth
century pieces, as well. The choir’s repertoire of Byrd,
Palestrina, and Tallis is balanced by music of Herbert Howells, Maurice
Duruflé, Frank Martin, and Pierre Villette. Reviewing the
Choir’s 2004 performance of Frank Martin’s Messe, the
Columbus Dispatch hailed the Choir for its “purity of tone,
careful attention to intonation and dynamics, and sensitivity to the
text.” Sacred Music Magazine applauded lauded the choir for
its “enviable blend, balance and faultless intonation.”
The members of the Cathedral Schola are drawn from
the Cathedral Choir and specialize in the interpretation of early
music. The Cathedral Schola also maintains a rigorous schedule of
liturgical performances at Saint Joseph Cathedral and throughout the
Diocese of Columbus.
Auditions for the Cathedral Choir and Cathedral
Schola are held by appointment with the Director of Music. For
further information, please call Cathedral Music at 614.241.2526 or
email the Director of Music at pthornock@columbus.rr.com
MUSIC OF THE CATHEDRAL CHOIR
The Cathedral Choir, under the direction of Paul
Thornock, is pleased to release its first compact disk “ECCE
SACERDOS MAGNUS” with music from Saint Joseph Cathedral in honor
of Bishop James A. Griffin’s Twentieth Anniversary. The CD is
available exclusively at The Cathedral Book Shop for $18.95 + tax
purchased in the store or $22.00 by mail (including tax, shipping &
handling). Please include your name, address and number of copies
requested. Checks can be made payable to: The Cathedral Book Shop, 200
E. Gay St., Columbus, OH 43215.
