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

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

I don’t recognize this particular melody.

What does this actually sound like?

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

At the last second, a few tones were changed in the antiphon.

Do you recognize it?

Now I will explain what that means.

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

(11 of 50) “Most Holy Trinity”

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.

How well do you know your Gregorian hymns?

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