Sacred Music

Sacred Music

Music Director

Dr. Kevin Clarke has written a number of choral and instrumental works. As a recitalist he represented the U.S. in the 2001 Cervantino Festival and the 2007 Morelia International Organ Festival. He has concertized in Italy, Germany, Great Britain and Mexico. He was also on the faculty of St. Nicholas School, Houston, where he developed a boy and girl choir program on the English model. For a full bio of Dr. Clarke visit his website.

Assistant Music Director

Mr. Gustavo Andres is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He began his piano training at the age of 6 and subsequently his organ studies at the “Conservatorio Nacional” of Buenos Aires with Professor Luis Caparra. Before coming to the United States, he was the Organist for the Basilica of “Sagrado Corazón” and “Nuestra señora del Pilar” in Buenos Aires.


He has taken master classes with Key Koito, Daniel Roth, Peter Planyavsky, Martin Haselböck, Paul Jacobs and Michael Radulescu. He has performed recitals as a soloist and accompanist in Argentina, Bolivia, Germany, France, Italy, Slovenia and the United States.


He graduated from Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, Connecticut, where he studied with Stephen Roberts. He completed his Master’s degree in organ performance and Performer Diploma at Indiana University under the guidance of Dr Christopher Young.


He served as Organist and Music Director at Galilee Episcopal Church in Virginia Beach for nine years and is currently the Assistant Music Director at St Theresa Catholic Church in The Sugar Land, Texas.

Ensembles

Flos Cantuum, our children’s choir, is under the direction of Dr. Kevin Clarke in collaboration with St. Theresa Catholic School.

 Visit the school website for more information about the music program.

The St. Theresa String Orchestra is under the direction of Mr. Gustavo Andres and plays at the 5pm evening Mass on Sundays, as well as at concerts during the year.

Coro Fraternidad de María – Un coro que canta en la Misa de las 8:00 de la mañana. Es un coro compuesto de hombres y mujeres. Se canta en 1, 2, 3, y a veces, 4 voces. Se cantan himnos tradicionales, cantos gregorianos, y motetes clásicos del repertorio coral.


Cantorum Gregorio – Una extensión del Coro Fraternidad, el Cantorum Gregorio es un grupo de hombres que canta los propios de la Misa como las antífonas de Entrada, de Ofertorio, y de Comunión. Generalmente, ensayan a las 7:00 de la noche de los lunes, una media hora antes el ensayo general.


Sancta Caecília Chorum – Un coro triple que sirve en la Misa de las 2:00 de la tarde. Es compuesto de mujeres y niños con voces de Soprano y Alto.

No se necesita tener experiencia en el canto. Se da a la bienvenida a todos los que desean cantar en el coro. Solo se requiere su presencia en los ensayos.


Ensayos: Todos los coros ensayan en la noche de los lunes, de las 7:30pm hasta las 9:00pm. Los hombres empiezan con las antífonas a las 7:00pm. En los Domingos, el Coro Fraternidad ensaya a las 7:15 de la mañana. Sancta Caecília Chorum ensaya a la 1:15 de la tarde. ¡Presencia en los ensayos es obligatoria para cantar en el coro para las Misas!

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