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“The musical talents and prayerful conviction of His Majesty’s Musicians
have been a gift to our archdiocese for more than a decade.
These talented gentlemen have nourished and strengthened the faith of our people
and help us all grow as communities of faith and disciples in mission.”
~ Most Rev. John G. Vlazny, Archbishop of Portland

The hallmark of His Majesty's Musicians, is its members' ability to perform and lead a repertoire of Christian music ranging from the oldest sacred and traditional to the newest contemporary praise and worship.  In churches, auditoriums, gymnasiums, conference centers, and retreat houses, HMM has provided lively, energetic, prayerful, and meditative music for liturgies, concerts, conferences, conventions, and retreats.

Though HMM regularly provides music in concert and for other special events, one of the most rewarding activities for the group is providing music for parish liturgies. Near eighty years of liturgical music experience has been amassed by HMM's core trio and they truly enjoy celebrating with the faithful in each of the parishes they visit.

While providing music for liturgies is a ministry for HMM, it can also serve as a fund-raising opportunity for parish groups.  HMM doesn't charge anyone for this ministry, so they cover their various expenses by selling their tapes and CDs.  To help them, they invite a group in each parish to sponsor their visit by making necessary arrangements, providing simple publicity, and staffing sales tables.  In thanks, HMM gives a share of their proceeds back to their parish sponsors.  During the last several years, that's been anywhere from three hundred to nine hundred dollars, depending upon the parish.

When invited to visit a parish, HMM works in advance with pastors, pastoral associates, and/or music directors to ensure that they provide a balance of congregational and meditative music appropriate for liturgy.  If you would like to contact HMM about this opportunity, click here.

HMM's own recordings currently include…

Lord Of All Ages
Love's Pure Light
The Way, The Truth, The Life
Source Of Our Journey
Face to Face

HMM is also featured on Gentle Spirit Music's collection of traditional Catholic devotional hymns...

O Love Divine

If you would like to read more about HMM...

The Catholic Sentinel (the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon and the oldest Catholic newspaper in the U.S.) featured HMM on it's front page in July 2007.  To the view the 2007 article, click here for the HTML version or here for a PDF version.

The Sentinel also featured HMM in April of 1999.  To view the 1999 article, click here for a JPEG image of the first page, and click here for a JPEG view of the rest.

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