We are a not for profit organisation dedicated to the teaching and practice of liturgical music throughout the Catholic Church in Australia.

The Church supplies us with ample criteria, outlining which musical forms are appropriate for the liturgy. This body of musical work is a rich and ancient tradition stretching back to the Jewish Temple. The Church defines that the purpose of sacred music is for ‘the glory of God and the sanctification of the faithful’ and to this end, its principle function is to ‘clothe the sacred texts’ with beauty and splendour, and to ‘give them greater efficacy’.

The Church esteems ‘Gregorian Chant as specially suited to the liturgy’ and states in the constitution of the Second Vatican Council that it should be given ‘pride of place’ in liturgical services. The Church also permits other forms of liturgical music giving special place to ‘Classic Polyphony, especially of the Roman School.’