How many cantors do we have on the forum?

[pax85]

And in this day and age, when few people at Mass actually sing the hymns anyway, I now feel as though the cantor is now there for practical reasons, too. If they aren’t singing, or there aren’t enough people there that the people can hear them singing, the cantor is there for them. It’s sad, but it is what it is.

Indeed. The choir at my church is constantly trying to adjust hymns to make sure they are easily accessible, but alas,very few people join in. Tonight though should be interesting. Even now, five years after the implementation of the new translation of the Missal, there are still a few people who don’t come too often and get tripped up…

 

[ProVobis]

Indeed. The choir at my church is constantly trying to adjust hymns to make sure they are easily accessible, but alas,very few people join in. Tonight though should be interesting. Even now, five years after the implementation of the new translation of the Missal, there are still a few people who don’t come too often and get tripped up…

If their prayers are sincere, does it matter how they respond, if they respond at all? If people don’t recite or sing along, I’m not the one who is going to judge them.

 

[In_Hoc_Signo312]

I’m cantoring tomorrow at the 10:00 A.M. Mass. I’m singing “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” a Gospel acclamation to the tune of the Sussex Carol, “Sing We Now of Christmas,” “O Come, Little Children,” “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly,” “Silent Night,” and “Joy to the World.”

 

[CatholicZ09]

I had to cantor for New Year’s Day. I started to get a tickle in my throat during the second hymn. I was worried I would start coughing and wouldn’t be able to stop. The horror!

Has anyone had a tickle in his or her throat when he or she sang? A cantor friend of mine says that she puts a Halls throat lozenge in the side of her mouth when she sings. I thought about doing that, but I’m afraid it would fly out of my mouth.

 

[In_Hoc_Signo312]

It wasn’t during Mass but it happened once when I was once performing at a recital (I sang “Comfort Ye, My People” from “Messiah” during it). I had sung and was sitting with the other performers and thought I would go into a coughing fit in the middle of somebody else’s piece.

 

[Mary_Ellen]

I had to cantor for New Year’s Day. I started to get a tickle in my throat during the second hymn. I was worried I would start coughing and wouldn’t be able to stop. The horror!

Has anyone had a tickle in his or her throat when he or she sang? A cantor friend of mine says that she puts a Halls throat lozenge in the side of her mouth when she sings. I thought about doing that, but I’m afraid it would fly out of my mouth.

Absolutely. In fact, I lost my voice for a few seconds during the 6 PM Christmas Eve Mass at which I acted as cantor. I had sung too enthusiastically with the choir at the 4 PM Christmas Eve and my throat was a bit tired.

I tend to stay away from both water and cough drops unless I am actually sick with a cold. Both of them tend to choke me when I sing, and I’ve seldom ever gotten relief from them. Unless I cannot stop coughing, due to illness, I stay away from them during the Mass itself.