stefan andre waligur
Stefan Andre Waligur, is also known as
Macushla: an Irish term of endearment
meaning "heartbeat of the Beloved". He is a
contemplative, musician/composer, retreat
leader and leader of new chant and kirtan
around the world. He has served as Liturgical
Musician for the ecumenical Church of the
Saviour in Washington, DC, as chaplain at
American University, adjunct faculty at
Memphis Theological Seminary and Music
Director at Theological College in
Washington, D.C... Classically trained at New
England Conservatory his music has been
performed by the Chamber Brass of Boston,
the Artaria String Quartet, and the Pittsburgh
New Music Ensemble. After a life-changing
visit to the Taize community in France he
began to write music in a similar style .
Although similar to Taize chants, these new
chants incorporate American rhythms and
harmonies, Celtic melodies and the call and
response style of Indian raga. Now a growing
number of churches and gatherings in the US
and Europe are regularly using these chants
as a part of their life. In addition, he has been
engaged as a teacher of English chant by the
Buddhist community Plum Village, which was
founded by Thich Nhat Hahn and is located in
the south of France. For the past ten years,
he has traveled extensively while sharing his
music in Europe, the United States,
Israel/Palestine and India..Once each month
-second Friday - Macushla leads an evening
of chant and song at the Washington National
Cathedral.
Macushla: an Irish term of endearment
meaning "heartbeat of the Beloved". He is a
contemplative, musician/composer, retreat
leader and leader of new chant and kirtan
around the world. He has served as Liturgical
Musician for the ecumenical Church of the
Saviour in Washington, DC, as chaplain at
American University, adjunct faculty at
Memphis Theological Seminary and Music
Director at Theological College in
Washington, D.C... Classically trained at New
England Conservatory his music has been
performed by the Chamber Brass of Boston,
the Artaria String Quartet, and the Pittsburgh
New Music Ensemble. After a life-changing
visit to the Taize community in France he
began to write music in a similar style .
Although similar to Taize chants, these new
chants incorporate American rhythms and
harmonies, Celtic melodies and the call and
response style of Indian raga. Now a growing
number of churches and gatherings in the US
and Europe are regularly using these chants
as a part of their life. In addition, he has been
engaged as a teacher of English chant by the
Buddhist community Plum Village, which was
founded by Thich Nhat Hahn and is located in
the south of France. For the past ten years,
he has traveled extensively while sharing his
music in Europe, the United States,
Israel/Palestine and India..Once each month
-second Friday - Macushla leads an evening
of chant and song at the Washington National
Cathedral.
