I am supposed to share with you some words about my special weekend with Cappella for the premiere of Glory Be . As I attempt to do so, I am reminded that one of my favorite facets of beautiful art is its ability to capture our emotions when words will never suffice. No words can share the joy of our shared time together, or the feeling of standing before my dear friends in the choir on Sunday night. It would have been hard to fit more smiles (and more joyful tears) into a fe

Dear friends of Angelico Sacred Music, Today we rejoice for the gift of our newest piece of American Neo-Renaissance Polyphony, Glory Be, which you can now listen to on our website!! As we praise the Lord in joyful celebration, we especially extend our gratitude to our dear friends, Cappella at the University of Mary, and to videographer Chris Oscilowski, who captured photos and video throughout these special days of preparation. We will have more updates, photos, and a perso

Dear friends of Angelico Sacred Music, I’m currently at Denver International Airport, flying to Bismarck, ND for the premiere of Glory Be in just 4 days! Our dear friends in Cappella at University of Mary have been hard at work for this collaboration, and I’m so excited to bring this piece of musical art to life with them. We will be performing the piece at the University of Mary’s 8pm Mass in Annunciation Chapel, and a recording will be sent to you the following day! For me,

Mary Schmitz (pictured above) is a junior who sings Alto II in Cappella at University of Mary. Mary is also Angelico’s newest Cardinal Newman Fellow, working every week to help advance ASM’s mission as a valued member of our Angelico Team. Today, as we approach the premiere of Glory Be at UMary on Feb. 15, she shares some reflections with us on Cappella, ASM, and the power of sacred music. I was recently listening to a production put out by EWTN on “seeking beauty” and it mad

Dear friends of Angelico Sacred Music, It gives me abundant joy to share that Angelico’s newest composition will be premiered by Cappella, the University of Mary Chapel Choir, on Sunday, February 15th! Glory Be is a poetic theological composition that embellishes upon the simple prayer that we know by heart, and musically unpacks the original text’s richness to reveal a new dimension of beauty. This idea for Glory Be came to me during my Trinitarian theology class in seminar

As we close out 2025, we are so excited to share that we have added 2 talented members to our Angelico Team who will be working every week to advance our mission of creating American Neo-Renaissance Polyphony. This is a big step forward for our ministry, largely thanks to the remarkable support we’ve received since our Angelicofest gala, and we are so grateful to start 2026 even stronger with the newest members of the Angelico Team. Please give a warm welcome to Zabinia Kos

As the Church commemorates the Memorial of St. Cecilia today, Angelico Sacred Music is pleased to announce our new St. Cecilia Scholarship! We are excited to launch this scholarship program as we expand our ministry’s outreach to college-aged Catholic musicians. Ryan has encountered student composers at every college he has visited for Angelico’s premieres. We hope to encourage and support these student composers as part of Angelico’s continued efforts to create an American p

I have a question for you: In the history of the Catholic Church, what will be the contributions of 21st-century America?? It’s a big question, loaded with possibility, and with potential for beauty. The Church within our nation is already a world leader in numerous efforts to serve the poor and protect the unborn. Further, in 2025, a son of our own nation has been honored with the Petrine Office of St. Peter as our pope. We are living in a beautifully historic period for Ame

Ryan Everson (left), beside conductor Claire Halbur (center) and Ruth & Geoff Stricklin of New Jerusalem Studios (right) after last Sunday’s premiere at St. Anne in Gilbert, AZ Thank you to everyone who helped us have a wonderful  premiere of Receive Their Souls (RTS)  in Arizona last Sunday! You can now listen to the recording and access the sheet music on our webpage below: The choir of St. Bernadette Parish in Scottsdale, AZ bringing Receive Their Souls to life! Here at AS

Today we extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who made Angelicofest such a wonderful celebration to conclude ASM’s first year of ministry! We had nearly 100 people gathered for a truly blessed and beautiful evening full of moving presentations, delicious food, auction and raffle prizes, fun photos and more. Additional photos and financial details from the gala will be finalized and shared with you next week. As we enter Year 2, Angelico is aiming to gradually expand our

We are very excited to share that The Catholic Sun  has featured Angelico in a news article! The Catholic Sun  is the official news website for the Diocese of Phoenix. This is a great step towards sharing our ministry with a wider audience, especially as we hope to expand our media engagement efforts as we enter our second year. We’ll be sharing more about those upcoming plans at Angelicofest, which is only one week away, on Saturday, October 18! There are just a few tickets

We are very excited to announce that ASM is now registered as a 501c3 non-profit organization, and is eligible for all the associated legal benefits! This means that all donations made to Angelico Sacred Music during the 2025 calendar year are tax deductible as specified by state and federal law. If you have any questions about the tax-deductible status of a donation, please email Ryan at reverson@angelicosacredmusic.com . This is a big step forward for our ministry’s continu