Music: Gregorian chant’s renewed interest spans generations

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Of all the ways to convince college-age kids to get involved at their church, who would have thought that Gregorian chant was the answer?

"My choir started with a few students getting together to sing," said Joel Bacon. The Colorado State University music professor is also the director of the men's chant choir at Blessed John XXIII University Catholic Parish. "They had never sung in Latin before, but were interested in Gregorian chant, which I teach at CSU.