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Sacred Music in Every Parish
“If beauty is a compelling need in the liturgy,
then we must choose the most beautiful music possible.”Dr. William Mahrt, President, CMAA
The Church Music Association of America is a society of Catholic musicians and supporters who have a special interest in music and liturgy. We are active in advancing Gregorian chant, Renaissance polyphony, and other forms of sacred music, including new compositions for liturgical use, in Catholic parishes in the Extraordinary Form, Ordinary Form, and other traditions across the United States. The CMAA’s purpose is the advancement of musica sacra in keeping with the norms established by competent ecclesiastical authority.
What We Do
SAcred Music workshops & Colloquium
The liturgy is worth every effort to reach for the ideal. We host frequent events such as the Sacred Music Colloquium, Vocal Intensive, Chant Intensive, as well as many other events.
Publish New Resources, books, & Scores
We have published a multitude of books supporting your pursuit of sacred music: new compositions, clear chant editions, scholarly works, and rare classic works to inform and inspire you.
Free Resources Available for Every Musician
The Church Music Association is home to the largest collection of free resources. From the popular and modern Parish Book of Chant and Parish Book of Motets to rare and ancient scores, the resources page has so much.
Join the Church Music Association of america
Become a part of a large and growing community of those interested in high musical ideals in Catholic liturgy. Join today and enjoy the benefits of exclusive pricing and curated content.
Join the CMAA
- Exclusive discounted pricing for events
- Quarterly issues of Sacred Music, the acclaimed members-only journal
- First access to preview and purchase new compositions and publications
- Specially curated content right to your inbox
Who should join? If you are interested in sacred music, you’re invited.
Our Work at a Glance
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Become part of a national network that is making a difference on behalf of the beautiful and true in our times, in parish after parish.
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“The renewal and the reform of the sacred liturgy is absolutely key and essential to the work of the new evangelization.”
Most Rev. Alexander King Sample, Archbishop of Portland, Sacred Music Colloquium at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City, June 2013
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“The liturgy is inherently linked to beauty: it is veritatis splendor. . . Beauty, then, is not mere decoration, but rather an essential element of the liturgical action, since it is an attribute of God himself and his revelation.”
Pope Benedict XVI, Sacramentum Caritatis