SEPTEMBER 2022


make music that is transcendent. If music unifies, then as musicians we need to be the ones who are unifying. Making music is a gift of art and imagination. Te space for music can be reimagined to benefit colleague and neighbor alike. Be familiar with the documents of the Church and the wisdom they present; this is fundamental for all ministry in the Church. No matter how we read the documents, no situation will be ideal; be flexible. Imagine how the hospitality of the space works or not, and how it may be improved. Imagine and evaluate the organization of the space, continue what works, change what does not. How will others use the space? Evaluate the storage of all the equipment necessary for making music. Make sure that what is needed is available. Every situation is unique and will need to be adapted. Hopefully the suggestions made here will spark a re-evaluation of your music space. Be responsible, be creative, be hospitable, and be organized.


Reference:


Built of Living Stones: Art, Architecture, and Worship. Washington, DC: United States Catholic Conference of Bishops, 2000.


Joseph P. Wittmann, MTS is a Liturgical Design Consultant and Director of Liturgy/Choir at Mother of Perpetual Help Parish in West Allis, Wisconsin. He is a graduate of St. Tomas University in St. Paul,


Minnesota and St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Joseph’s post-graduate studies were in Liturgical Design at Catholic Teological Union in Chicago, Illinois.


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