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Views from the Choir Loft

Your Christmas Present!

Jeff Ostrowski · December 24, 2017

90902 CCW present E RECENTLY launched a special fundraising drive, and promised to release certain items if we met our goal. Thanks to your generosity, we succeeded; so below are the files we promised. Of course the money is important—because it allows us to survive—but on a level you might not realize, the fundraising also gives encouragement. It demonstrates that our efforts matter enough to readers that they’ll donate (and church musicians are not wealthy). We enjoyed reading the little “notes” you sent in with your pledges, even the electronic ones.

When our contributors get discouraged, I always say the same thing: “Remember we are trying to do something positive. This is not easy; and the proof is how few Catholic websites are positive vs. how many Catholic websites consist of negativity, gossip, and scandal.”

Merry Christmas!

    * *  PDF Score • Kevin Allen “Gloria” (Never Released)

PDF Document (score)

EQUAL VOICES : Mp3 Audio

SOPRANO : Audio

ALTO : Audio

TENOR : Audio

BASS : Audio

Listen to an excerpt of the premiere performance conducted by Dr. Horst Buchholz. The piece is dedicated to St. Jean de Brébeuf, and Mr. Allen really captured the sound of the North American missionaries.


    * *  YouTube • Dr. Tappan — TRAINING YOUTH CHOIRS (46 minutes)

YouTube Video

This 46-minute video contains a marvelous presentation by Dr. Lucas Tappan.


    * *  PDF • Jeff Ostrowski — CRUCIAL SURVIVAL TACTICS (12 pages)

PDF Document (12 pages)

This 2017 presentation by Jeff Ostrowski is totally different than the speech he gave in 2016.


    * *  PDF • Pete Avendaño — REPERTOIRE FOR CHILDREN (17 pages)

PDF Document (391 pieces)

You will not want to miss this marvelous list compiled by Pete Avendaño, containing approximately 391 pieces. Mr. Avendaño is one of the world’s most esteemed teachers of youth singers.


    * *  PDF • Dr. Calabrese — REPERTOIRE FOR CHILDREN (32 pieces)

PDF Document

This list of 32 pieces that work well for children was compiled by Dr. Calabrese for one of his talks.


    * *  PDF • Dr. Tappan — REPERTOIRE FOR CHILDREN (3 pages)

PDF Document (3 pages)

Dr. Lucas Tappan has assembled a list of pieces “that just work.”


    * *  PDF • Fr. Popplewell — HYMN TALK (13 pages)

PDF Document (notes)

These are the notes Fr. Popplewell used for his talk on hymns.


    * *  PDF • Dr. Calabrese — RENAISSANCE TALK (2 pages)

PDF Document (notes)

These are the notes Dr. Calabrese used for his talk on Renaissance polyphony.


    * *  PDF • Jeff Ostrowski — ONLINE RESOURCES (5 pages)

PDF Document

Jeff Ostrowski gave this presentation, entitled: “Taking Advantage of Online Resources.”


    * *  PDF • Nova Organi Harmonia — VOLUME SIX (126 pages)

    * *  Low Res (8MB) • NOH Volume 6

    * *  High Res (239MB) • NOH Volume 6

For decades, we have been searching for Volume 6 of the Nova Organi Harmonia. We have obtained a pristine copy, and made two versions: Low Res (8MB) and High Res (239MB). These are extremely rare Gregorian chant accompaniments.


    * *  PDF • SYMPOSIUM BOOKLET (260 pages)

PDF Document (260 pages)

This 260-page booklet is not something you can live without.

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About Jeff Ostrowski

Jeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004). He resides with his wife and children in Los Angeles.—(Read full biography).

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16 May 2022 • Harmonized Chant?

This year’s upcoming Sacred Music Symposium will demonstrate several ways to sing the CREDO at Mass. This is because—for many parishes—to sing a full-length polyphonic CREDO by Victoria or Palestrina is out of the question. Therefore, we show options that are halfway between plainsong and polyphony. You can hear my choir rehearsing a section that sounds like harmonized plainsong.

—Jeff Ostrowski
14 May 2022 • “Pure” Vatican Edition

As readers know, my choir has been singing from the “pure” Editio Vaticana. That is to say, the official rhythm which—technically—is the only rhythm allowed by the Church. I haven’t figured out how I want the scores to look, so in the meantime we’ve been using temporary scores that look like this. Stay tuned!

—Jeff Ostrowski
14 May 2022 • Gorgeous Book

If there is a more beautiful book than Abbat Pothier’s 1888 Processionale Monasticum, I don’t know what it might be. This gorgeous tome was today added to the Saint John Lalande Online Library. I wish I owned a physical copy.

—Jeff Ostrowski

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“In particular, today we must remember that our liturgy—celebrated according to the books promulgated by Saints Paul VI and John Paul II—must be preserved from any element from the ancient forms.”

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