The Schola Cantorum of St. Agnes provides choral music on Sundays for the Tridentine Mass (EF) at 9am and the High Mass (OF) at 11am, as well as other occasions throughout the year. The Schola Cantorum is comprised of four singers: a quartet. Since music is an integral element of Catholic worship, the Schola adorns every sung Mass with carefully selected and beautifully rendered repertoire drawn from the Church's abundance of sacred music. The Schola specializes in the chanting of Plainsong (Gregorian Chant), in addition to singing polyphony from the Renaissance, masterworks of the Romantic period, and even compositions written recently. By embracing every opportunity for beauty at Mass, the Schola Cantorum of St. Agnes seeks to make compelling music that is serious, universal, and inspiring. 
 

The Schola Cantorum of St. Agnes
Audrey Fernandez-Fraser, Soprano
Lily Manshel, Alto
Joshua Simka, Tenor
Erik-Peter Mortensen, Bass
 

Alexander Pattavina is a first–year Master's student in the organ studio of Paul Jacobs at The Juilliard School.  A native of Stoughton, Massachusetts, Alex received First Prize in the 2014 L. Cameron Johnson Competition in Storrs, CT and was also awarded the 2014 Ruth and Paul Manz Scholarship from the Lutheran Seminary in Chicago.  Formerly, he worked as Organ Scholar of Christ Church in Bronxville, NY under conductor Philip Stopford.  Alex was an editor and proofer for The St. Paul’s Hymnal (2015), and his composition for choir and organ, All in a Stable Cold and Bare, was premiered at Christ Church in December 2016; it was recently published by Hal Leonard.  Alex has performed extensively throughout New York City and the Greater Boston area, including concerts at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and the Church of St. Paul the Apostle (NYC), and  Methuen Memorial Music Hall (Methuen, MA).
 

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