Archives: Sacred Music

When Andrew Barnick chose to major in sacred music, he did so with the goal of becoming a director of a sacred music program at a Catholic Parish. At Franciscan University, he found that the Sacred Music Program thoroughly prepared him to do just that.After graduating with his bachelor’s in sacred music from Franciscan University in 2015, Andrew accepted the position as the music director at St. Peter’s Church in downtown Steubenville, where he directs the choir and plays the organ for Mass. He is also currently pursuing his master’s in sacred music at Duquesne University in nearby Pittsburgh.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI says sacred music is “an audible and perceptible rendering of the truth of our faith. In listening to sacred music — suddenly we feel: it is true!”Emily Meixner ’12 experienced this revelation as a freshman at Franciscan University of Steubenville, when she recognized her passion for music and decided to pursue a degree in sacred music rather than English.“I have never regretted that decision,” she says.