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The National Catholic Register recently published an with Giorgio Navarini (�17), the founder of Floriani, a men�s choral group dedicated to renewing sacred music.

�We started as a barbershop quartet,� Mr. Navarini tells the Register. �But because I was familiar with chant and polyphony, I was asked to direct the music for some solemn high Masses, at which point we started getting invited to various other parishes for other Masses.� As the group traveled further afield to elevate local liturgies, its members felt the stirrings of a vocation. �I wondered if we could do this for life, as musical missionaries,� recalls Mr. Navarini.

Whether in their concerts or in their , Floriani � which includes Mr. Navarini, 91����� Quackenbush (�14), Joseph Daly (�19), and Graham Crawley (�20) � has found a consistently warm reception. �We are seeing a sacred music renaissance in the U.S.,� says Mr. Navarini in the interview. �So many want beautiful music.� 

Though striving to renew beauty, the men of Floriani know that such a renewal is inseparable from the truth they pursued as students at the College. �In our concerts, we are often weaving together history, philosophy, and theology along with the music,� explains Mr. Navarini. �We make sure that everyone who leaves our concerts has a new knowledge not just of music but of its purpose, its relation to the liturgy, and ultimately to God. The liberal arts formation really helps with that integration.�

To learn the inspiring story behind the group�s name, Mr. Navarini�s reflections on the transcendental power of the human voice, and the intricacies of Gregorian chant, read .