These antiphonaries carry the office of the day hours with the antiphons in gregorian chant.

Ferdinand postulants and novices helped to darken notations after pages were mimeographed and before books were bound.

This is church music for unaccompanied voices.

The monastery contributed fifteen 78 rpm albums to the I. U. Archives of Traditional Music. (Bloomington letter thanking Sr. Mary Dominic) Letter from archivist at DePauw Univeristy to Sr. Mary Kenneth is an acknowledgement of her sending information to DePauw archivist regarding meeting of Indiana Archivists.

This music was written and arranged for youth choirs. The foreword gives instructions. The hymnal belonged to Sister Cyrilla Myers.

This is church music for unaccompanied voices.

This is church music for unaccompanied voices.

This is church music for unaccompanied voices.

This is music in octavo form.

Father Vincent Wagner of St. Meinrad was a brother of Sister Ignatia Wagner of Ferdinand.

See "Finding Aids" for Ferdinand Benedictine participants pictured in photographs.

These books contain copied benediction music. One piece was composed by Vincent Wagner, O.S.B.

This book was assembled for the use of the monastery schola. It carries music of various composers including Sister Theresita Schenk, OS.B., Ferdinand Benedictine.

The Blessed Virgin Antiphons have traditionally been sung as a part of the Divine Office.

This book contains Latin liturgical music. It is one of the oldest hymn books in the monastery's liturgical music collection.

This is a collection of liturgical music arranged for two, three, and four voices, with and without organ.

These books of songs were used by both sisters and academy students.

Originally at the monastery, the passion was sung by the celebrant, deacon, and subdeacon at Mass during Holy Week.

Susan Hellauer's education and experiences are presented on the promotional flyer.

The choir organ was purchased to accompany the sisters at the Liturgy of the Hours. Plans for the organ were made as a part of the 2002-2005 restoration of the church.

This is a collection of sheet music, arranged for women's voices, with organ accompaniments.

This rendition of the "Gloria in Excelsis Deo" was and is traditionally sung by the Ferdinand Benedictines Christmas Eve before Midnight Mass or to awaken the sisters before Midnight Mass.

This concert was sponsored by Kordes Retreat Center and was held in St. Ferdinand Parish Church.

Compline, at one time, was sung or chanted by academy students each evening.

Sister Mary Siena Besselman died at the age of 29 from multiple sclerosis.

David Haas, a pre-eminent liturgical composer, produced over 20 collections and recordings of religious music

On August 12, 1996, the Sisters of St. Benedict made a gift of Kyriale records to the Indiana University Archives of Traditional Music. The briefcase and materials were contributed to the Indiana Historical Society in May 2007.

Pages 227 - 242 of this book are printed upside down.

These are offertories for the Feasts of Ascension, Pentecost and Trinity Sunday in Latin and German.

Programs, flyers, Evansville

Programs, newspaper articles, Evansville,

This is chorus music in octavo form.

This book contains original music by Vincent Wagner, O.S.B., of St. Meinrad.

These are rcordings of the Divine Office in Gregorian Chant and a Jeremiah Lamentation voiced in English. Sister Helen Maurer and Sister Benita Biever chant the Divine Office Nativity invitatory (Christmas invitatory) which they sang 60 years ago.

Brown writes, composes, and gives workshops, etc. His dynamic speaking style, have made him one of the most sought after presenters in the United States today..

This Latin music is arranged for soprano, alto, tenor and bass.

This is church music for unaccompanied voices.

These booklets were taken apart; the words were typed and the music hand notated; the books were rebound by hand.

This book was prepared by the Sisters of St. Benedict for use at Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana. Music was collected from various sources.

This invitatory book was used at Monastery Immaculate Conception during the years that the Divine Office was sung and chanted in Latin.

This is church music for unaccompanied voices.

This church music, printed in 1857, from the 11th through the 17th century, a gift of Inez Lyle Johnson, 211 W. 5th St., Mt. Vernon, IN

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This book of 21 Latin hymns might possibly have been brought from Covington by Ferdinand's founding members.

This is music in octavo form with the organ accompaniment.

Carlo Rossini completed and arranged this collection (Fischer Edition, No. 6625). A collection of 100 Hymns and Motets and an Easy Mass for Unisonous Chorus.

The value of these books lies in the work the sisters did in copying music selections and having them bound in the monastery book bindery.

These music scores were presented to the archives by Sister Gemma Gettelfinger, O.S.B.

This is a collection of sacred music for female voices.

These books are made up of copied music for Soprano I, Soprano II, and Alto singers.

Marty Haugen, a liturgical music composer, performed before a full chapel in late September, 2000. The Marty Haugen concert was followed by a workshop on Saturday, September 16.

These are original compositions handwritten by Vincent Wagner, O.S.B., of St. Meinrad.

This mass was dedicated to Mother M. Victoria of the Ursuline Convent, Louisville, Kentucky.

Father Vincent Wagner of St. Meinrad was a brother of Sr. Ignatia Wagner of Ferdinand.

This is a "Mass in honor St. Joan of Arc" for three male voices.

These are two of many original compositions in Father Vincent' script belonging to the Monastery Immaculate Conception.

This Mass is an original composition by Vincent Wagner, O.S.B. Father Vincent was a brother of Sister Ignatia Wagner, a Ferdinand Benedictine.

These are original compositions handwritten by Vincent Wagner, O.S.B., of St. Meinrad.

The copies in this file were used at the organ.

The Mechtilde of Hackeborn Sacred Music Series Endowment was established by the Verkamp family in honor of Sister Mary Aquin and Sister Mary Ann Verkamp in 2010. Programs, flyers, musician descriptions, music translations, Ferdinand 2011 to present, Monastery Immaculate Conception Church, Ferdinand, Indiana, 2011.

This Latin mass was written for solo and unison chorus.

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This is an original composition by Vincent Wagner, O.S.B., who died on Sept. 27, 1951. Father Vincent was a brother to Sr. Ignatia Wagner.

This mass was composed to enable the congregation to sing alternately with a choir of male voices.

This mass for three equal voices with the organ accompaniment alternates with Gregorian chant.

These are original compositions in Latin and English, handwritten by Vincent Wagner, O.S.B., of St. Meinrad.

These are original compositions handwritten by Vincent Wagner, O.S.B., of St. Meinrad.

This Mass in Honor of St. Helen is written for two equal voices with organ.

This is a Latin mass arranged for soprano and alto or tenor and bass voices with the organ accompaniment.

This is a Latin mass written for three voices, T.T.B.

The Schola Cantorum, Schola, is made up of a select group of sister singers which leads the total choir singing.

This conference was organized by Sister Michelle Mohr of Ferdinand and Father Julian Peters of St. Meinrad.

This record was given to the archives by Sister Ildephonse Retzer, O.S.B., in 1998. Reflects the monastery's German heritage.

Marian hymns have always been favorites in the monastery and in the academy.

This is a collection of Latin hymns published for the centenary of the School Sisters of Notre Dame 1847-1947.

Richard Fleming (in a front-page note) called this music "A Simple Song for the opening and for closing of worship with and optional flute discant). The file also contains a Holy, Our Father, and hymn, "Most Beautiful Mary" apparently composed by Ed, last name unknown.

Paul Hagan writes original compositions in memory of sisters who die, sisters celebrating speical events, and monastery special events.

Prepared by the monks at St. Meinrad, this booklet had its first printing on the Feast of Sts. Maur and Placid on February 2, 1976.

Programs

This is a motet from a series of Latin offertories and motets for Christmastide.

These books are made up of copied music, Soprano I, three copies; Soprano II, two copies; Alto I, one copy; Alto II, one copy.

This OFFICIUM ET MISSA was used during Holy Week at the monastery.

These are well used books, some of them carrying the first monastery seal. The book used by Mother Seraphine Kordes is in her collection.

Stillpoint is a group of Benedictine sisters who share the belief that music can praise God, create community, and touch the human spirit. This file contains recordings carrying 15 original compositions created by sisters from Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana. 2 books, Open My Life to your Song & concert program , July 1, 1996

Stillpoint is a group of Benedictine sisters who share the belief that music can praise God, create community, and touch the human spirit.

These hymns were copied for use at the organ in the monastery church.

This traditional liturgical music (lyrics and notations) was handwritten by Sister Cyrilla Myers, O.S.B.

Sister Theresita Schenk's laundry number 329 is in this book. Sister Theresita was a masterful organist and musician.

The passion is sung by Father Columba Kelly, Mary William Moore, Helen Maurer. Readers are Sisters Lorraine Devault and Alfreda Chwaliboga.

This is church music for unaccompanied voices.