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Views from the Choir Loft

(Video) • Closing Mass of Symposium 2018

Jeff Ostrowski · July 9, 2018

O MANY THINGS make the Sacred Music Symposium unique. One example has to do with how we approach the sacred liturgy. We could have all kinds of camera people at Mass taking photos, audio, and video—but we don’t. We feel that only in extremely rare circumstances should cameras be allowed during the Holy Mass. We feel that the Real Presence of JESUS CHRIST is something that must be constantly reverenced whenever we’re at Church.

Sometimes, however, it’s possible to place small recording devices at Mass without distracting anyone’s prayer. (The quality is never professional, and the audio does not accurately reproduce the choral sound.)

A small recording device was placed at the back of the church:


IMPORTANT : In the description to the YouTube video, you will find “track marks” which allow you to skip to individual musical selections. Thanks to Miss P.W.

A statement from one of the participants:

“The Symposium was wonderful. I have attended similar programs in the past, but what set this experience apart was that the Faith was at its center. Being surrounded by like-minded Catholics for five days was refreshing, and singing the most beautiful music in the world—with dozens of wonderful individuals who cherish the rich body of Tradition and meaning behind it—was lovely. It was like being in virtual heaven for the length of a work week.”

By the way, the musical presentation before the Final Mass was absolutely fantastic—and we are looking into whether that can also be released online.

Opinions by blog authors do not necessarily represent the views of Corpus Christi Watershed.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Fr Kenneth Fryar FSSP Last Updated: January 1, 2020

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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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    Vespers Booklet (4th Sunday of Lent)
    The organ accompaniment booklet (24 pages) which I created for the 4th Sunday of Lent (“Lætare Sunday”) may now be downloaded, for those who desire such a thing.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Vespers Booklet, 3rd Sunday of Lent
    The organ accompaniment I created for the 3rd Sunday of Lent (“Extraordinary Form”) may now be downloaded, if anyone is interested in this.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Weeping For Joy! (We Hope!)
    Listening to this Easter Alleluia—an SATB arrangement I made twenty years ago based on the work of Monsignor Jules Van Nuffel—one of our readers left this comment: “I get tears in my eyes each time I sing to this hymn.” I hope this person is weeping for joy!
    —Jeff Ostrowski

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