Musical Lineup • (22nd Sund. Ordinary Time)
Jeff’s musical lineup for Sunday, 1 September 2024.
Archives for August 2024
PDF • “Lamb of God” Harmonization
Harmonized—and carefully notated—in Spanish, English, and Latin.
Repository • “Spanish Order of Music” (Sainte Marie)
I’ve been creating these for our Spanish Masses. They aren’t perfect—but I’ve also seen worse.
Leaked Document! • Comparison Chart—New Responsorial Psalms (“Abbey Psalms & Canticles”)
The NAB tried to use “overly casual” language—and the results are often an abomination.
“3-Voice Arrangement” (SAB) • Psalm 26
Fabulous rehearsal videos have been created for you.
PDF Download • Seasonal (“Ad Libitum”) Gospel Acclamations for Sundays and Weekdays
The various options given here by the official 1970 Missal can be used during the week (or on any Sunday).
Meet Kevin Allen In Person!
If you ever wanted to spend a day with Jeff Ostrowski and Kevin Allen, next Tuesday (3-Sept-2024) is your chance! Learn more by clicking here.
MONTH OF SEPTEMBER — “Reminder”
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When Teaching a Polyphony for the First Time, Use This Three-Voice Piece
The Solfège has already been added, and we made magnificent rehearsal videos for you!
Corrinne May Conducts At “Totus Tuus”
“Please pray for me and the choir. May Our Lady be better known and loved.” —Corrinne May
1950s Seminary Film
Thirty-six minutes of beauty!
“Introducing Chant in Your Parish” • With Kevin Allen
“If Bach wanted to learn from the master, he had to go a long way to do it, so he made the sacrifice to do it.” —Kevin Allen
The Very Least We Can Do!
Today I must ask the infamous question… (ducks)
PDF • “Organ Interludes” (Manuals Only) — 104 Pages
Including Dom Gregory Murray, Flor Peeters, Jacques Lemmens, John Lee, C. H. Rinck, Dom Alphege Shebbeare, Oreste Ravanello, Louis Niedermeyer, Eugène Gigout, Luigi Bottazzo, Johann Sebastian Bach, and many others.
Famous Italian Actor Regrets Aborting Son
“I would have liked you to be lying under the covers during a storm, silent so you could hear the sound of the rainfall.” —Andrea Roncato