“My Song Is Love Unknown” • Jeff Attempts to Sing All Parts … Including the Female Voices!
Few Catholics seem to realize it was Pope Pius XII who suppressed Tenebrae, a ceremony deeply loved by the faithful for centuries.
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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).
Few Catholics seem to realize it was Pope Pius XII who suppressed Tenebrae, a ceremony deeply loved by the faithful for centuries.
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
Bonus! Six (6) of my favorite Lenten hymns.
I’m not sure I know another feast like the 1st Sunday of Lent.
This English adaptation uses mode 8, as does the authentic Gregorian Chant version.
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
Listening to yourself singing isn’t fun—but it’s crucial if you wish to improve.
This English adaptation uses mode 1, as does the authentic Gregorian Chant version.
Archbishop Sheen said famously: “Freedom is a word much abused.”
It would be difficult to imagine “sacred music” more disturbing than this.
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“One may well wonder what the origin is of this new way of thinking and this sudden dislike for the past.” —Pope Saint Paul VI
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The election of Pope Leo XIV has been exciting, and we’re filled with hope for our apostolate’s future!
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