Exclusive images! • Draft Pages (Brébeuf Hymnal)

Jeff Ostrowski · December 7, 2018

HE magnificent Brébeuf Hymnal will begin shipping in a few weeks. Have you ordered your copy? Do so today and receive your copy before anyone else. Below are some exclusive photographs of the Draft Copies.

These were sent to the printer in October:

The Brébeuf hymn books won’t be heavy; they will be slightly thinner than this book:

85903 Size of The St. Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal

It is absolutely astounding that nothing like this hymnal has been produced—until now!

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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).

Tempo?? • 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘞𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘺 𝘕𝘢𝘮𝘦

Once, after Mass, my pastor said he really loved the hymn we did. I said: “Father, that's Holy God, We Praise Thy Name—you never heard it before?” He replied: “But the way you did it was terrific. For once, it didn't sound like a funeral dirge!” Last Sunday, our volunteer choir sang that hymn. I think the tempo was just about right … but what do you think?

—Jeff Ostrowski

Don’t You Agree About These?

If you want to make Jeff Ostrowski really happy, send him an email with effusive praise about the individual voice recordings for hymn #296. [Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass] They came out dazzlingly sensational, don't you agree?

—Jeff Ostrowski

Choral Vowels? Yes? No?

Here's a live recording of one of the choral “warm-up” exercises my choir enjoys. It was taken during our rehearsal on 27 January 2023. It’s good to make sure each chord is perfectly in tune and balanced before moving to the next one. That only happens when each singer has the correct vowel. If you like, you can freely download that vocal exercise.

—Jeff Ostrowski

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