“Win or Lose, a Fight Worth Fighting!” • (Email Received from a Priest)
We owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to Jeffrey Tucker, who prevented a non-Christian company from securing a monopoly on the (mandatory) English psalm translation!
Abbey Psalms & Canticles • Copyright?
Confusion, Controversy, and Contradiction rules the day.
Antiphons Don’t Match?
The short answer is: the “Adalbert Propers” were never intended to be sung.
“Jeff, Your Assertions Are False and Misleading”
“This is a false assertion: one I’ve never heard, read about, or heard organ builders discuss.” —Kyle H.
Reader Feedback • Re: “Simplified” Music (Part 2)
“I haven’t been doing parish music that long—only about 3 years at this point.” —Celeste M.
“Entrance Chant” (Feast of the Presentation, 2 Febr.) • Sung by Three Young Women
This ‘live’ video shows three young women singing…
Photograph • Mass at Dachau Concentration Camp
Is that a tiny pipe organ?
Reader Feedback • Re: “Simplified” Organ Music
I’ve lived through various pendulum swings: the “Glory and Praise” phase; the “hymn sandwich” phase; and the “baroque tracker organ” phase.
“How To Prepare A Talk” • Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
A television broadcast from the 1960s.
“What A Choral Conductor Must Know” • Interview with Dr. John Paul Johnson
Dr. John Paul Johnson—a frequent guest conductor at Carnegie Hall—served as a conductor-in-residence at the Trinity College of Music (London).
When Does “Christmas” End?
“I believe (though I could be wrong) the USCCB website is correct and Jeff is wrong.” —Father J. Haley
“Prelim. Details” • Sacred Music Symposium 2025
Too many parish choirs don’t sound as nice as they could. We’re here to help!
“Reader Feedback” • 6 January 2025
“Thank you so much for all of your tireless and selfless work…”
Featured on FOX 47 News: “Latin Mass makes a comeback in Jackson, Michigan”
“Interest is growing intensely among the young, some traveling each Sunday from far away…”
Reader Question • “Extra Verses” for the Propers
Jeff Ostrowski answers a reader’s question with nine (9) statements.