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Jeff Ostrowski • Article Archive

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).

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“Entrance Chant” • For Sunday (8-Sep-2024)

Coming up fast is Sunday, 8 September 2024, which is the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Here’s the PDF file for the ENTRANCE ANTIPHON—in Gregorian notation on five lines—which we’ll be singing. You can also download this organ accompaniment which corresponds to that file. Plainchant scholars will be interested in the ancient version it mimics […]

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MONTH OF SEPTEMBER — “Reminder”

Each day I speak to folks who have followed our blog for years but (somehow) don’t realize we publish a free newsletter. Please subscribe to it! Simply scroll to the bottom of any blog article and enter your email address. We have no endowment, no major donors, no savings, and refuse to run annoyong ads. Therefore, […]

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“Entrance Chant” • For Sunday (1-Sep-2024)

Coming up fast is Sunday, 1 September 2024, which is the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Here is the PDF file of the ENTRANCE ANTIPHON—in Gregorian notation on five lines—which we’ll be singing. You can also download this organ accompaniment which corresponds to that file. If you’re somebopdy who enjoys rehearsal videos, you can listen […]

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