On a tree-lined parkway in St. Paul, Minn., stands the Church of the Holy Childhood. Father John Buchanan (1910-1998) founded the parish upon returning to the States after serving as a chaplain in World War II. While in the service, he met Bruce A. Larsen (1922-1996), whose dream was to create a school of singing-a Schola Cantorum. From the start, the church boasted a Boys Choir and Mens Choir. Girls and the Womens Choir were added in the '80s. By the early '90s, Mr. Larsen had passed the torch to Stephen Schmall and Robert Vickery. The small parish has contracted now, and the grade school closed in 2009. The choir still sings, but it is smaller than it was in the late '90s when there might be 80 singers at Sunday high mass.

Most of the music on this channel was recorded at Sunday high mass on cassette tapes. For a church choir, the Schola did well, and there is unique music that deserves to be heard. I hope these videos can be a monument to the vision of Fr. Buchanan and Mr. Larsen.