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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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Corrinne May • Article Archive

Corrinne May is one of Singapore’s most celebrated singer-songwriters. Her best-selling album, 2007’s ‘Beautiful Seed’ was certified platinum in Singapore and her newest album, 2012’s ‘Crooked Lines’ topped the charts in Singapore and attained gold certification within its first month of release. She is also a wife and homeschooling mother. —Read full biography (with photographs).

Corrinne May · October 27, 2025

PDF Downloads • Four (4) Simple Pieces in Harmony for Men’s Choirs

‘Outstanding choral repertoire for men’s voices is more precious than gold.’ —Corrinne May

Corrinne May · June 9, 2025

PDF Download • “Polyphonic Extension” (Kevin Allen) for Gloria III

I will be conducting Palestrina’s ‘Ave Maria’ as well as teaching plainsong.

Corrinne May · April 11, 2025

The Highlight Of My “Sacred Music Journey”

“I’ll be instructing participants in plainsong and Palestrina.” —Corrinne May

Corrinne May · January 3, 2025

Re: “O Magnum Mysterium” by Lauridsen

Nothing quite like singing for two (2) Apostolic nuncios!

Corrinne May · November 19, 2024

“Imagine You’re Out of Rehearsal Time but Desperately Need a Hymn for Advent…”

“I had such fun recording the vocals for these rehearsal videos.” —Corrinne May

Corrinne May · September 9, 2024

“A Coming Together of My Two Choral Worlds…”

Readers might get some ‘programming ideas’ from the list of pieces we sang.

Corrinne May · July 22, 2024

National Catholic Register Features Our Own!

“I listened to his composition in awe.” —Corrinne May

Corrinne May · June 28, 2024

Can I Just Say?

Many of the choristers could not read music. How were they doing this?

Corrinne May · January 20, 2023

“On Eagles’ Wings?” • I Found Something Better!

The songs and hymns were pleasantly familiar … to the point where after twelve years I could play by heart every song in the ‘Breaking Bread’ hymnal.

Corrinne May · December 15, 2022

Mary is the Immaculate Conception … does that mean that God loves her more?

The 4th Sunday of Advent is dedicated to Mary.

Corrinne May · November 14, 2022

Help Me Banish ‘Wimpy’ Hymn Texts!

Preparing this blog, I discovered interesting snippets about the hymn, the composer, the translator, and even the poet who penned these lines in Latin!

Corrinne May · September 20, 2022

“My Reflections” • Re: 2022 Symposium Keynote

“I ended up spending hours, transcribing each and every word from Father Fryar’s Symposium lecture. Although it took many hours, I relished the process.” —Corrinne May

Corrinne May · September 16, 2020

(Installment #9) “Catholic Hymnals” • Corrinne May

I searched through the pages and could not find any reference to who put this hymn compilation together—although it seems to have been created about 30 years ago…

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Corrinne May · August 5, 2020

That Little Tabernacle Light

Many of the faithful here have not partaken of the Eucharist for many, many months.

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Corrinne May · July 5, 2020

Biography • Corrinne May

Corrinne holds a B.M in Songwriting from the Berklee College of Music in Boston and a B.A in English Literature (Hons.) from the National University of Singapore.

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    Music List • (2nd Sunday of Lent)
    Readers have expressed interest in seeing the ORDER OF MUSIC I created for this coming Sunday, which is the 2nd Sunday of Lent (1 March 2026). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. This feast has magnificent propers. Its somber INTROIT is particularly striking—using a haunting tonality—but the COMMUNION with its fauxbourdon verses is also quite remarkable. I encourage all the readers to visit the feasts website, where the Propria Missae may be downloaded completely free of charge.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Like! Like! Like!
    You won’t believe who recently gave us a “like” on the Corpus Christi Watershed FACEBOOK PAGE. Click here (PDF) to see who it was. We were not only sincerely honored, we were utterly flabbergasted. This was truly a resounding endorsement and unmistakable stamp of approval.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Which Mass?
    In 1905, when the Vatican Commission on Gregorian Chant began publishing the EDITIO VATICANA—still the Church’s official edition— they assigned different Masses to different types of feasts. However, they were careful to add a note (which began with the words “Qualislibet cantus hujus Ordinarii…”) making clear “chants from one Mass may be used together with those from others.” Sadly, I sometimes worked for TLM priests who weren’t fluent in Latin. As a result, they stubbornly insisted Mass settings were ‘assigned’ to different feasts and seasons (which is false). To understand the great variety, one should examine the 1904 KYRIALE of Dr. Peter Wagner. One should also look through Dom Mocquereau’s Liber Usualis (1904), in which the Masses are all mixed up. For instance, Gloria II in his book ended up being moved to the ‘ad libitum’ appendix in the EDITIO VATICANA.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Extreme Unction
    Those who search Google for “CCCC MS 079” will discover high resolution images of a medieval Pontificale (“Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 079”). One of the pages contains this absolutely gorgeous depiction of the Sacrament of Extreme Unction.
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    PDF Chart • “Plainsong Rhythm”
    I will go to my grave without understanding the lack of curiosity so many people have about the rhythmic modifications made by Dom André Mocquereau. For example, how can someone examine this single sheet comparison chart and at a minimum not be curious about the differences? Dom Mocquereau basically creates a LONG-SHORT LONG-SHORT rhythmic pattern—in spite of enormous and overwhelming manuscript evidence to the contrary. That’s why some scholars referred to his method as “Neo-Mensuralist” or “Neo-Mensuralism.”
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF • “O Come All Ye Faithful” (Simplified)
    I admire the harmonization of “Adeste Fideles” by David Willcocks (d. 2015), who served as director of the Royal College of Music (London, England). In 2025, I was challenged to create a simplified arrangement for organists incapable of playing the authentic version at tempo. The result was this simplified keyboard arrangement (PDF download) based on the David Willcocks version of “O Come All Ye Faithful.” Feel free to play through it and let me know what you think.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“The production of this book was too far advanced for notice to be taken of the new translation of the Hebrew psalter into Latin by the professor of the Biblical Institute at Rome. The Holy Father’s permission to use it in the divine office when properly adapted for the purpose will prove a welcome boon.”

— Father Cuthbert Lattey (15 Nov. 1944)

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