Cantus Podcast

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  • The seven sorrows of Mary
    Today Aurelio Porfiri remind our listeners about the liturgical feast of the seven sorrows of Mary.Let us prepare to Holy Week. Get full access to Cantus at cantus.substack.com/subscribe
    5 min
  • Today’s Consecration and the Decline of the West
    Aurelio Porfiri on the deep meaning of today’s consecration and what may means for liturgy.Cantus is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Cantus at cantus.substack.com/subscribe
    9 min
  • The church where is always Lent
    Today Aurelio Porfiri is telling a story that is sad, but also very instructive.Listen to what he has to say and if you wish, comment below. Get full access to Cantus at cantus.substack.com/subscribe
    14 min
  • Gregorian chant in empty churches…
    Today Mº Aurelio Porfiri reflects on something weird happening to him in a beautiful roman church….Please consider to subscribe and if you wish, comment on this podcast. Get full access to Cantus at cantus.substack.com/subscribe
    10 min
  • Music and Theology
    Today we talk with David Burn.David Burn studied music at Merton College, University of Oxford, and held the college’s Organ Scholarship as an undergraduate. He completed his doctorate in 2002 on Heinrich Isaac’s mass propers under the supervision of Reinhard Strohm. From 2002-2003 he was Guest Researcher at Kyoto City University of Arts. There he researched connections between Japan and the West during Japan’s “Christian Century” (1550-1650). From 2003-2007 he was Junior Research Fellow at St. John’s College, University of Oxford. In 2007 he joined the Leuven musicology department as Head of the Early Music Research Group.His research is focussed on the later 15th and 16th centuries, with particular interest for Heinrich Isaac and his contemporaries, interactions between chant and polyphony, source-studies, and early-music analysis. He has published widely on these topics in leading international peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Musicology, the Revue de musicology, the Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, the Journal of Music Theory, and Musiktheorie. Recent and current large-scale projects include an investigation of the relationships between music and theology in the works of Leonhard Paminger (1495-1567), and the development of an early-music database (IDEM: An Integrated Database for Early Music).He is a member of the editorial board member of the book-series Analysis in Context: Leuven Studies in Musicology, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Alamire Foundation. Together with Katelijne Schiltz, he is General Editor of the Journal of the Alamire Foundation, a journal devoted to all aspects of research and performance of music in or connected with the Low Countries during the ancient régime. In 2013 he was elected as a member of the Academia Europaea. Get full access to Cantus at cantus.substack.com/subscribe
    29 min
  • A Music Prince: Gesualdo da Venosa
    We talk today about Carlo Gesualdo prince of Venosa (1566-1613), one of the most interesting Renaissance composers.Cantus is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a paid subscriber. To continue publishing great content we need your support!With composer, conductor and host Aurelio Porfiri will be part of this podcast Gesualdo’s expert and american musicologist Jeffrey Levenberg. Get full access to Cantus at cantus.substack.com/subscribe
    34 min
  • The Catholic Mass
    Today Aurelio Porfiri talks with Bishop Athanasius Schneider about their new book, “The Catholic Mass”.Please consider subscribing and take advantage of the special offer available only until sunday! You will get all our special content in your inbox! Get full access to Cantus at cantus.substack.com/subscribe
    29 min

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