Sacred Music Institute

Mount St. Mary’s Seminary & School of Theology (MTSM) is pleased to announce that renowned organist and scholar of music history, Dr. Christopher Holman, will be joining the MTSM faculty as the new Director of Music, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of the Sacred Music Institute.

“The formation of priests is one of the most significant responsibilities in the Church today,” Dr. Holman said. “MTSM has a long-standing tradition of musical excellence, and the addition of the wonderful Pasi organ has brought renewed energy and possibility to both liturgical and academic life. Having worked across both academic and liturgical settings, I am particularly excited that my new role here will allow me to engage both teaching and practice in equal measure.”

Dr. Holman, who has served as Director of Music at St. Gertrude Church in Madeira for the last three years, established a Sacred Music Series there, which brought world-class performers from around the country to St. Gertrude for concerts, meditations and liturgies.

An accomplished organist himself, Dr. Holman was the winner of the Albert Schweitzer Organ Competition in 2010 and has gone on to perform at many of the world’s top venues for organ recitals, including the two oldest organs in the world in Sion, Switzerland, and Rysum, Germany.

Learn more about Dr. Holman here.

Join us for our sung liturgies and choral concerts in our musical home: The Chapel of St. Gregory the Great. Our performances will feature both the Athenaeum Chorale and Mount St. Mary’s Latin Schola, as well as some of the finest instrumentalists in Cincinnati. Come take in the beauty of the space and the glorious sounds we are offering this season.

Sunday, October 6, 2024 • 7 p.m.
Solemn Vespers and Choral Concert of Sacred Music
Athenaeum Chorale
Mount St. Mary’s Latin Schola
Featuring works by Franck, Dalby, Mawby and Grieg

Sunday, November 10, 2024 • 7 p.m.
Organ Recital
Amanda Mole
Program featuring works by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Pachelbel, Weckmann, Gringy and Bach.

Sunday, December 8, 2024 • 7:30 p.m.
Solemn Vespers on the Eve of the Immaculate Conception
Athenaeum Chorale
Mount St. Mary’s Latin Schola

Sunday, February 16, 2025 • 7 p.m.
Solemn Vespers & Organ Recital
Dr. Nicole Simental, guest organist
Mount St. Mary’s Latin Schola

Sunday, April 6, 2025 • 7 p.m.
Solemn Passiontide Vespers
Mount St. Mary’s Latin Schola

Sunday, April 27, 2025 • 7 p.m.
Eastertide Choral Mass
Athenaeum Chorale
Mount St. Mary’s Latin Schola

The 2025 Sacred Music Institute Conference has been canceled. While we are disappointed to be unable to put on the conference this year, we are planning on resuming the conference in 2026. Please save the dates of July 22-24, 2026.

More information for 2026 will be announced at a later date.

Blessing and Dedication of Pasi Opus 29
On October 8, 2023, Mount St. Mary’s Seminary & School of Theology (MTSM) welcomed a capacity audience into the Chapel of St. Gregory the Great for the blessing and dedication of its new pipe organ, Pasi Opus 29. The evening, with MTSM President/Rector The Very Rev. Anthony R. Brausch as presider, featured performances by The Athenaeum Chorale, The Athenaeum Chorale Chamber Orchestra and The Mount St. Mary’s Seminary Latin Schola. In addition, MTSM welcomed Dr. Michael Unger from the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music as the Guest Organist.

See more on the evening below!

Athenaeum Magazine | Pasi Opus 29: A New Era of Sacred Music Begins
MTSM Welcomes Pasi Opus 29 at Organ Blessing and Dedication

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