From colleagues in the Asociacion de Organistas de Mexico comes publicity for the second offering of a certificate program in Sacred Music at St. Dominic Church, Mixcoac, Mexico City.

Following is a partial translation of the poster. Diacriticals have been removed as necessary. The original poster and trifold brochure, as well as further information, may be obtained via diplomadosantodomingo @yahoo [dot] com.mx .

2do. Diplomado en Musica Sagrada
January-March 2006

Aimed at: Religious communities, cantors/organists, lay directors and members of choral groups, and interested members of the public.

Total length: One trimester divided into three month-long modules; at the end of the course, a diploma and proof of participation will be granted.

Curricular outline of the certificate course in Sacred Music:

HISTORY of SACRED MUSIC and LITURGY

Module 1:
From the pre-Christian Orient and Greece to the Middle Ages. / Liturgy I.
Module 2:
Ars Antiqua, Ars Nova, and the Renaissance. / Liturgy II.
Module 3:
Christian Baroque, Classical, and Romantic music. / Liturgy III.

SACRED SONG

Module 1:
Sacred music in light of Church documents.
Module 2:
Gregorian chant and Renaissance polyphony / Choral groups.
Module 3:
Gregorian and contemporary psalmody / Modern liturgical repertory / Choral direction.

SOLFEGGIO

Module 1, 2, and 3:
Solfeggio, ear-training, and music theory as a fundamental part of musicianship.

ORGAN

Module 1:
Pipe and Hammond organs. / Registration / Pedal.
Module 2:
Organography / Counterpoint and Harmony I. /
Organ Repertoire and Practice I.
Module 3:
Counterpoint and Harmony II. / Harmony at the keyboard /
Organ Repertoire and Practice II / Music by computer

[Eight hours per week available mornings, evenings, or Saturdays. Minimum registration of ten students per section.]

Instructors: Maestro Rodrigo Villasennor-Arroyo, Maestro Ricardo Trillanes-Sanchez
Graduates of the Cardinal Miranda Institute of Liturgy, Music, and Art of the Archdiocese of Mexico City, affiliated with the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music in Rome. Licentiates in musicology.

Program cost: [approximately US $147: $49 monthly]