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Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”

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Emporium Kevin Allen • Official Site

Emporium Kevin Allen • Official Site

EVIN ALLEN has been highly regarded as a composer of opera, chamber and orchestral music. He has also developed a unique reputation as a composer of church music for the Roman Rite. By popular demand, his works are now being made available in EMPORIUM KEVIN ALLEN. Mr. Allen’s works, sacred and secular, have been performed in churches and concert halls throughout the United States and Europe. He is the founding director of the Collins Consort, the American Composer’s Project, and the Schola Immaculata. Mr. Allen is also the choirmaster of the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Chicago.

🔴 Available on Amazon as of 29 June 2025:
Hymns of John Henry Cardinal Newman: Kevin Allen’s Legendary Choral Settings

+  STOWE MISSAL EUCHARISTIC MOTETS (SAB)
—For Soprano, Alto, and Bass • 28-page book • This is Volume 1 (additional volumes will be released each year) • These pieces employ the ancient communion texts from the 7th-century STOWE MISSAL.

+  MATRI DIVINAE GRATIAE (SAB)
—Simple pieces for Soprano, Alto, and Bass • sample page • 42-page book.

+ MISSA FIDELIS SERVUS
—SATB; A Cappella; Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei • 25-page book.

+  MISSA NUN KOMM DER HEIDEN HEILAND
—SATB • Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus & Hosanna, Benedictus & Hosanna, Agnus Dei • sample page • 12-page book.

+  MISSA AD TE LEVAVI
—SSA • Kyrie, Credo, Sanctus & Hosanna, Benedictus & Hosanna, Agnus Dei • sample page • 17-page book.

+  MISSA CHRISTUS REX
—SATB with Organ • Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus & Hosanna, Benedictus & Hosanna, Agnus Dei • sample page • 24-page book.

+  MISSA PRO DEFUNCTIS QUINQUE VOCUM
—“Mass for the Dead” for SSATB chorus, a cappella • 55-page book • Requiem Mass.

+  MISSA BREVIS
—“Missa Brevis” for SATB chorus, a cappella • 13-page book.

+  MISSA ORBIS FACTOR
—For Treble Chorus, Chant Schola, and Strings Conductor’s Score (Full Score) with String parts (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Violoncello, Contrabass) • 42-page book.
MMM Note: For “Missa Orbis Factor,” the Schola and Treble Chorus will sing from The Rehearsal Score (which has piano reduction).

+  MISSA REX GENITOR
—Mass for three equal voices • 25-page book • 34 practice videos by Matthew J. Curtis.

+  CANTIONES SACRAE II
—Fifteen SATB motets • 55-page book • includes the famous “Tantum Ergo” which opens Sacred, Beautiful, & Universal • 15 free practice videos by Matthew J. Curtis.

+  MISSA REX SPLENDENS
—Mass for SA chorus, chant schola, & organ • 30-page book • based on Gregorian Chant Mass VII in the Kyriale.

+  “I Sing of a Maiden”
—SATB + ORGAN • 8 pages long.

+  MOTECTA TRIUM VOCUM
—Twelve (12) motets for three equal voices • 64-page book • includes optional Psalms in Latin & English • more than 56 free practice videos by Matthew J. Curtis.

+  Missa de Beata Virgine • SATB Chorus A Cappella
—34 pages; Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Hosanna, Benedictus, Hosanna, Agnus Dei.

+  CANTIONES SACRAE SIMPLICES (SATB)
—Twelve simple SATB motets • 84-page book • includes optional Psalms in Latin & English • more than 150 free practice videos by Matthew J. Curtis • Foreword by Dr. William Mahrt • Hear a live recording of one of these motets sung at the Vatican by the choir of the Sistine Chapel.

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    PDF Download • “Eb Organ Postlude”
    Gustav Adolf Merkel (d. 1885) was a German organist, teacher, and composer. Although a Lutheran himself, he held the appointment at the (Roman Catholic) Cathedral of Dresden from 1864 until his death. You can download his Organ Postlude in E-Flat, which I like very much. He has an interesting way of marking the pedal notes. What do you think?
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Music List • (Palm Sunday, 2026)
    Readers have expressed interest in seeing the ORDER OF MUSIC I created for Palm Sunday—a.k.a. “Dominica in palmis de Passione Domini”—which is 29 March 2026. Please feel free to download it as a PDF file if such a thing interests you. The OFFERTORY (Impropérium exspectávit cor meum) is quite moving. Even though the COMMUNION ANTIPHON is relatively simple, the Fauxbourdon makes it sound outstanding.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Easter • Would You Sing This Hymn?
    He who examines Laudes Dei: a hymnal for Catholic congregations (St. Louis, 1894) will discover this pairing of a hymn for Easter. For the record, this isn’t the only Catholic hymn book to marry that text and melody; e.g. Saint Mark’s Hymnal for Use in the Roman Catholic Church in the United States (Peoria, 1910) does the same thing. Sometimes an unexpected pairing—chosen with sensitivity—can be superb, forcing singers to experience the text in a ‘fresh’ and wonderful way. On the other hand, we sometimes encounter something I’ve called “PERNICIOUS HYMN PAIRINGS.” If you find the subject in intriguing, feel free to peruse an article I published in May of 2023. As always, my email inbox is open if you have a bone to pick with my take.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Gregorian Chant Quiz” • 24 March 2026
    How well do you know your Gregorian hymns? Do you recognize the tune inserted into the bass line on this score? For many years, we sang the entire Mass in Gregorian chant—and I mean everything. As a result, it would be difficult to find a Gregorian hymn I don’t recognize instantly. Only decades later did I realize (with sadness) that this skill cannot be ‘monetized’… This particular melody is used for a very famous Gregorian hymn, printed in the LIBER USUALIS. Do you recognize it? Send me an email with the correct words, and I promise to tell everybody I meet about your prowess!
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Ubi Caritas” (SATB)
    I remember singing “Ubi Cáritas” by Maurice Duruflé at the conservatory. I was deeply moved by it. However, some feel Duruflé’s version isn’t suitable for small choirs since it’s written for 6 voices and the bass tessitura is quite low. That’s why I was absolutely thrilled to discover this “Ubi cáritas” (SATB) for smaller choirs by Énemond Moreau, who studied with OSCAR DEPUYDT (d. 1925), an orphan who became a towering figure of Catholic music. Depuydt’s students include: Flor Peeters (d. 1986); Monsignor Jules Van Nuffel (d. 1953); Arthur Meulemans (d. 1966); Monsignor Jules Vyverman (d. 1989); and Gustaaf Nees (d. 1965). Rehearsal videos for each individual voice await you at #19705. When I came across the astonishing English translation for “Ubi Cáritas” by Monsignor Ronald Knox—matching the Latin’s meter—I decided to add those lyrics as an option (for churches which have banned Latin). My wife and I made this recording to give you some idea how it sounds.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Holy, Holy, Holy”
    For vigil Masses on Saturday (a.k.a. “anticipated” Masses) we use this simpler setting of the “Holy, Holy, Holy” by Monsignor Jules Vyverman (d. 1989), a Belgian priest, organist, composer, and music educator who ultimately succeeded another ‘Jules’ (CANON JULES VAN NUFFEL) as director of the Lemmensinstituut in Belgium. Although I could be wrong, my understanding is that the LEMMENSINSTITUUT eventually merged with “Catholic University of Leuven” (originally founded in 1425). That’s the university Fulton J. Sheen attended.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

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“The Jesuits have spoiled the work of Christian antiquity, under pretext of restoring the hymns in accordance with the laws of metre and elegant language.”

— M. Ulysse Chevalier (1891)

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