Singing the Mass: Liturgical Music after Sacrosanctum Concilium (1963) — Areas of Growth and Challenge

Paul Inwood reflects on areas of growth and challenge since the promulgation of Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Second Vatican Council’s teaching on the liturgy and poses some important underlying questions about the nature of music in the liturgy.

Paul Inwood is an internationally-known Roman Catholic liturgist, composer, organist, choir director, author, speaker and workshop presenter. His work is to be found in major Catholic hymnals across the English-speaking world. A former president of the international liturgical music study group Universa Laus, Paul was responsible for the introduction of the music of Taizé into the British Isles in the 1970s. He was named 2009 Pastoral Musician of the Year by the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (USA), and was the official composer of the Vatican Hymn for the Holy Year of Mercy (2015-16).