Seven Tips • “Directing A Catholic Choir”
The physical and mental demands made upon a choirmaster are considerable.
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.”
A theorist, organist, and conductor, Jeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004). He completed studies in Education and Musicology at the graduate level. Having worked as a church musician in Los Angeles for ten years, in 2024 he accepted a position as choirmaster for Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Michigan, where he resides with his wife and children. —Read full biography (with photographs).
The physical and mental demands made upon a choirmaster are considerable.
Each verse written out, with a translation by Fr. Adrian Fortescue.
As you can see, this new hymnal is pleasantly thin and not heavy.
Several questions deal with music at the Traditional Latin Mass (“Extraordinary Form”).
“May we receive Thy mercy, O Lord, in the midst of Thy temple, that with due reverence we may prepare for the coming festival of our redemption.”
Listen to an original text accepted for publication in the Brébeuf hymnal…
Very few people have a copy of this incredibly rare Catholic hymnal.
“Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it cockle?” And he said to them, “An enemy hath done this.”
We assembled a staggering number of Catholic hymnals and selected only the very best material from each.
Why prayer doesn’t always “work”—and why that’s a good thing!
There’s a new music director for the Archdiocese of Boston and Cathedral of the Holy Cross!
“At that time, the Pharisees went and consulted among themselves, how to ensnare Jesus in His speech…”
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