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Afterthoughts on the Colloquium

Andrew Leung · July 16, 2015

CTL Afterthougs on the Colloquium 2 FEW DAYS AGO, our dear friend Dr. Peter Kwasniewski wrote an article on New Liturgical Movement about his experience at the Sacred Music Colloquium. He developed this interesting “Modern Man” idea, imposing rationalism and romanticism on the Liturgy. Kwasniewski was very impressed to see many young men and women falling in love with the Church’s Tradition at the Colloquium and Sacra Liturgia.

Dr. Kwasniewski has proven that new Sacred Music do not have to be “modern music”. His piece, O Passio Magna was sung during one of the Masses and two of his new pieces were sung at the new music reading session. His collection of Sacred Choral Works can be found here.

T THE COLLOQUIUM, I experienced the true Ars Celebrandi, the Art of Celebration. The liturgies, both Ordinary Form and Extraordinary Form, were done so well. The beauty of the Heavenly Banquette was reflected to us through the angelic chant and polyphony, glorious sound of the pipe organ, the very noble vestments, and the beautiful churches. It was one of my best Liturgical experiences and I am sure it’s the same for many young participants. Every Mass should reflect our believes, our Catholic faith. “Lex orandi, lex credendi“, it is wonderful to see so many young men and women, the future of the Church, understand this idea of “the law of prayer is the law of believing”. There is hope in our Church!

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About Andrew Leung

Andrew Leung currently serves the music director of Vox Antiqua, conductor of the Cecilian Singers, and music director at Our Lady of China Church.—(Read full biography).

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PDF Download • Trinity Sunday (22 pages)

Feel free to download this Organ Accompaniment Booklet for Trinity Sunday (Second Vespers). Notice how the modes progress by number. Psalm 1 is mode 1; Psalm 2 is mode 2; Psalm 3 is mode 3; Psalm 4 is mode 4; Psalm 5 is mode 5. I am told by an expert that other feasts (such as Corpus Christi) are likewise organized by mode, and it’s called a “numerical office.”

—Jeff Ostrowski
10 June 2022 • “Official” rhythm of plainsong

I continue to search for the most beautiful way to present the “pure” Editio Vaticana scores. (Technically, the “pure” rhythm of the official edition is what everyone is supposed to use.) You can download my latest attempt, which is the Introit for this coming Sunday: Feast of the Most Holy Trinity. Because this is not an ancient feast, the Introit had to be adapted (perhaps around 750AD). Prior Johner says the adaptation is “not an entirely happy one.”

—Jeff Ostrowski
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—Jeff Ostrowski

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“I have, on the other hand, retained several more or less traditional tunes, absolutely valueless and without merit from a musical point of view, but which seem to have become a necessity if a book is to appeal—as I hope this one will—to the varied needs of various churches.”

— A. Edmonds Tozer (1905)

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