Drawing on the words of Pope St. Pius X, Paul Jernberg tells us how the performance of sacred music must point away from the performer and in such a way that it is accessible to all who hear. This not just about the composition of the music itself, it is about how it’s performed. No rock histrionics, or operatic verve please!

Contact Paul Jernberg at pauljernberg.com; and the Magnificat Institute of Sacred Music at magnificatinstitute.org

David Clayton is Provost of Pontifex University, home of the Master of Sacred Arts and the unique research focussed (low coursework) Theology Doctorate: www.Pontifex.University.