[Desdemona]

Now that I think about it...

The music in the Oregon Catholic Press books is chosen by survey. If I remember right, they send a survey to music directors and that's how they determine what stays. Over the years, some of the better stuff has disappeared. Which tells us more of the mentality of the people actually doing the music - most of whom are volunteers.

Ninenot might know more about this as an organist and music director.

[ArrogantBustard]

The music in the Oregon Catholic Press books is chosen by survey.

No kidding? I've long suspected some such shenanigans, as lots of good stuff seems to disappear down the memory hole only to be replaced by dreck. And that's another one of my annoyances. The OCP/NPM cabal seems to have an absolute loathing for hardbound hymnals. The rea$on$ $hould be obviou$. In addition to incrementally altering the way their subjects sing at Mass (and one of the favourite phrases from the 1970s was "He who sings prays twice"), there's GOLD in them thar pews!

[ThomasMore]

they send a survey to music directors and that's how they determine what stays

If this is true then no-wonder we have problems.

[ninenot]

Thanks for the complement.

THree little words: screw Oregon Press.

We use GIA for the readings, and Adoremus Hymnal for most of the singing. Now and then GIA for hymns. Even GIA has not deteriorated as badly as OCP--unless you use GIA's "Glory and Praise," which is more accurately titled Gooey and Poop, from a musicological point of view.