Brébeuf Hymn #517 • “Veni Redemptor Gentium”
This recording was completed last night (23 July 2019).
Jesus said to them: “I have come into this world so that a sentence may fall upon it, that those who are blind should see, and those who see should become blind. If you were blind, you would not be guilty. It is because you protest, ‘We can see clearly,’ that you cannot be rid of your guilt.”
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).
This recording was completed last night (23 July 2019).
The Soprano line was sung by a young lady in the 8th grade—and she did very well.
If a girl in the 2nd grade can learn it after hearing it only a few times, I believe everyone is capable of learning it.
During the Symposium, a wonderful young lady from Las Vegas taught students how to create multi-track recordings.
We will not be considering musically absurd examples from the past.
Do you hear the little counter-melody added by the organist to several verses?
Anyone can write articles saying: “Church music must improve”—but actually getting one’s hands dirty? That’s different…
…probably unlike any musical booklet you’ve come across!
…perhaps more slowly than one would prefer, but finally the secret is beginning to leak!
“You think I’m kidding, but I’m not. I know of no greater piece than this.” —Jeff Ostrowski
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