Musical Resources • Feast of the Transfiguration
“…and Who didst wonderfully foreshow the perfect adoption of Thy children by a voice coming down in a shining cloud…”
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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).

“…and Who didst wonderfully foreshow the perfect adoption of Thy children by a voice coming down in a shining cloud…”
Never have I encountered so many typos in one feast!
Did Dom Charpentier compose this chant? Really?

Can you spot the error?

“We have received Thy mercy, O God, in the midst of Thy temple…”

Do the Altar Servers receive the Kiss of Peace?

“Is plainsong really so dull and dry as some of our singers would have us believe?”

This piece by Kevin Allen is based on the plainsong Communion antiphon.

Did you notice the “ups and downs” were omitted? The choir will fill those in…

Can anyone identify the composer of this piece?

Does this constitute an organic development?

A clever video juxtaposes Fr. Favole’s First Solemn Mass…

Can you hear the difference? Listen closely to the third section.

“I cannot say enough good things about my experience at the symposium. Words cannot express just how wonderful it was to be there, and how much I brought back with me.”

I have been reminded why I got into music in the first place.
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