“Reminder” — Month of September (2025)
It’s my pleasure to remind you that…
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).
For the upcoming feast on 9 November (which replaces the Sunday Mass).
This is quite a clever arrangement of “Come down, O love divine.”
Looking through a (Roman Catholic) German hymnal printed in 1952…
Those responsible for preparing parish bulletins may wish to…
Including a comparison chart (PDF) which many readers will appreciate.
Along with so many others, I have deep respect for Dom Gregory Murray as a composer.
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for 14 September.
Many have asked: “Without getting fired, how can choirmasters introduce polyphony to the Ordinary Form?”
Those responsible for preparing parish bulletins may wish to…
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