Sing Like an Angel

What the Divine means to an atheist singing sacred music

In a world dominated by bouncy pop and lyrics that (if you’re lucky) drape a melody around a superficial cry of “Yolo!” many people never find their way inside the sacred pieces written in the 15th and 16th centuries.

That is a real shame.

There are many reasons why this could be difficult music to “get”—starting with the (usually) Latin words, and the (…