Stephen Colbert: “I’m Not A Fan Of Guitar Masses”
Perhaps it requires a comedian to realize that not all musical styles are appropriate for Mass.
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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).

Perhaps it requires a comedian to realize that not all musical styles are appropriate for Mass.

Wow—did you ever see anyone load them this fast?

A story about Victoria—perhaps a myth—says Palestrina was jealous of his student’s first drafts.

We are getting close to Pentecost, when the FSSP Superior General will visit our parish.

Let’s be honest…those shoes look nice and comfy!

The “Method of Gregorian Accompaniment” by Flor Peeters is excellent.

If you’re searching for “Cum vénerit Paráclitus,” you might want to check the *D* section…

The Communion can be written “Dum venerit” or “Cum venerit”—both are correct.

Fr. Carlo Rossini’s is probably the best, but 11 more are also provided.

What do progressive liturgists truly want?

Footage taken by John Ehrlichman a 1970s “home video reel.”

When I was young, I would have tried to argue.

“The origins of some are not known due to the long and nearly untraceable popular usage they have enjoyed.” —Gregorian Institute

We’re having a lot of fun…is that bad?
“These samples from Connelly make less sense in English than the Latin originals would to a North Korean.” —Msgr. Francis P. Schmitt
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