Does CCW Matter? Some Messages…
“Keep on doing what you do; despite criticism.” —A reader
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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).

“Keep on doing what you do; despite criticism.” —A reader
I bet you’ve not seen this fascinating book! • Many pieces in this Anglican collection are actually translations of Roman Catholic hymns, such as Ave Maris Stella, Audi Benigne Conditor, Ad Regias Agni Dapes, and so forth • Readers will mainly be interested in sections 3 and 4 • The “Englished” versions of the propers (e.g. Puer Natus Est) are quite interesting+

These will consist of $4,500 in tuition reduction and $1,500 toward voice lessons throughout the year.
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A plenary indulgence can be gained by singing the “Veni Creator Spiritus” publicly on New Year’s Day.

…with English Translation by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Charles E. Spence.

“O God, Who hath brightened this most holy night with the shining of the true light…”

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If this is accurate, it’s marvelous news.

Courtesy of John Sonnen.

Unless I am mistaken, John David Chambers stole Neale’s rhymes without attribution.

No man can deliver his brother, no make agreement unto God for him.

This morning, I recorded the voice parts—but please pardon my screechy soprano notes!

Hermann Finck (d. 1558) wrote about choral sound and performance in 1556.

John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water; but there hath stood one in the midst of you, Whom you know not…”
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