Rio de Janeiro · since 2023
Schola Cantorum Santa Teresinha
Gregorian chant is no privilege of the few
Training Gregorian chant choirs in the parishes of Rio de Janeiro, in the service of the liturgy and of the faith.
4
Choir centres
5
Music professionals
+50
Masses sung
Who we are
The Schola Cantorum Santa Teresinha is a project dedicated to promoting and spreading Gregorian chant in parish life. We begin from the conviction that Gregorian chant is no privilege of the few, but a precious inheritance belonging to all Catholics.
The group is made up of parishioners whose monthly contribution makes it possible to keep the classes running and to pay the teachers.
Our historyOur choirs
Basílica Santa Teresinha
Tijuca · rehearsals Saturday 2 p.m.
Nossa Senhora da Glória do Outeiro
Catete · rehearsals Saturday 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Paróquia São Francisco de Paula
Barra da Tijuca · Thursday 7.30 p.m. and Saturday 6 p.m.
Paróquia Santos Anjos
Leblon · rehearsals Tuesday 7 p.m.
Our method
Our courses are adapted to the needs of each place, but they share one aim: to make Gregorian chant accessible, especially to those with no previous musical experience.
Every student receives a complete workbook, with hundreds of scores, basic music theory and the history of Gregorian chant in the Church.
The stages of the courseOur app
Cantorum
A repository of Catholic liturgical music for choir musicians — with particular emphasis on Gregorian chant.
Every contribution, however small, makes an enormous difference