June 24, 2009

First on our list of activities today was checking out the Saint John's Bible project, the first hand-written, illuminated Bible produced in the last 500 years! Then it was off to rehearsal and some fun in the sun with sand volleyball. Today was also the Feast of St. John the Baptist, the patron saint of the Abbey and university, so the choristers attended Mass before another evening rehearsal.

Morning prayer with Fr. Anthony	St. John's Bible project video	Remember to listen to each other!
Volleyball...an NCYC favorite!	"I got it...j/k!"	Goin' for the spike!
Waiting in line...	See, mom, they do feed us!	Making friends is easy at NCYC!
"Now what did he say again?"	Waiting for Mass to begin	Abbot John opens Mass
Feast of St. John the Baptist	Feast of St. John the Baptist	Deep in prayer
Eucharist	Waiting for rehearsal to start

 

The National Catholic Youth Choir is a liturgically-based choir open to Roman Catholic youth entering 10th-12th grade.  The conductor of the choir is internationally renowned choral clinician Dr. Axel Theimer.  Fr. Anthony Ruff, OSB, a monk of Saint John’s abbey, is the founding director of the choir.  The program takes place each summer on the beautiful wooded grounds of Saint John's Abbey and University in central Minnesota.  What is unique about the National Catholic Youth Choir is its liturgical focus.  The singers learn about the Catholic liturgy and how the treasury of sacred music (Gregorian chant, Palestrina, Mozart, Bruckner, Poulenc, Duruflé...) fits in Catholic worship today.  The choir also sings contemporary and newly-written music, some of it specially commissioned for the NCYC.

© 2009 National Catholic Youth Choir

Saint John's Abbey and University,

Collegeville, Minnesota 56321

For further information, contact the choir founder and chaplain,

Fr. Anthony Ruff, OSB
 

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