Buckfast Abbey Weighs In
Dom John Stéphan was a Benedictine monk of Buckfast Abbey in South Devon, England.
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).

Dom John Stéphan was a Benedictine monk of Buckfast Abbey in South Devon, England.

Includes an interesting harmonization for “Víctimae Pascháli Laudes.”

Dom Charles Augustine Bachofen was born in Switzerland but spent his career between the Benedictine monasteries at Conception (Missouri) and Mount Angel (Oregon).

Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for Easter Sunday 2026.

Although a Lutheran himself, he held the appointment at a Roman Catholic Cathedral until his death.

Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday.

Should this be added to the “pernicious hymn pairing” collection?

Some might be a bit confused as to why it says the organ “answers” in Plainsong.
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