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Today’s episode features Peter Kolar, Editor for Spanish and Bilingual Resources at GIA Publications. Peter shares both liturgical and personal viewpoints for the Quinceañera celebration: how is it implemented in both a sacred and secular context? What music best supports a quinceañera? and more.

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Bio: Peter Kolar

Peter Kolar is a bilingual composer of Salvadoran-Polish heritage who has contributed much to the liturgical music landscape of the U.S. Named NPM’s 2022 Pastoral Musician of the Year, his numerous works reflect a fluency in classical, folkloric and pop idioms. Peter holds the position of Editor for Spanish and Bilingual Resources at GIA Publications, Inc., and was the founding editor of the bilingual missalette “Celebremos/Let Us Celebrate.” His compositions include the Mass settings “Misa Luna” and “Mass of the Sun of Justice,” both winners of ACP’s Distinguished Mass Setting Award, and a solo piano CD titled “Variations.” A respected clinician, Peter presents frequently in the area of multicultural worship and was a consultant to the USCCB on the chants of the U.S. Misal Romano, tercera edición. In 2024, he received the SWLC's Mary Frances Reza Award for outstanding musical contribution to the Hispanic Church. Peter holds a Masters degree in music composition from Northwestern University and resides in El Paso, TX, where he directs the El Paso Diocesan Choir.

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