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Richard J. Clark • Article Archive

Richard J. Clark is the Director of Music of the Archdiocese of Boston and the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. He is also Chapel Organist (Saint Mary’s Chapel) at Boston College. His compositions have been performed worldwide.—Read full biography (with photographs).

Richard J. Clark · November 30, 2021

Fauré Requiem Mass • Saint Paul’s Choir School 

A popular work often performed in concert, when sung within Mass, it offers boundless transcendence.

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Richard J. Clark · November 26, 2021

From the Bell Tower

Boston Cathedral Singers’ “From the Bell Tower” on “Sounds from the Spires”

PODCAST! — The Boston Cathedral Singers’ album From the Bell Tower was featured on “Sounds from the Spires” on SIRIUS XM 129 Radio, The Catholic Channel.

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Richard J. Clark · November 5, 2021

From the Bell Tower

From the Bell Tower – Boston Cathedral Singers Release First Album

Four singers at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross sought artistic refuge in the Cathedral bell tower where its bells toll each day. The new album features new music by Kevin Allen and Richard J. Clark

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Richard J. Clark · September 3, 2021

Saint Cecilia and an Angel Orazio Gentileschi and Giovanni Lanfranco

A Call to Publishers and Editors of Roman Catholic Hymnals

Adherence to Roman Catholic doctrine in song is hardly unreasonable. It is imperative. It is the right thing to do.

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Richard J. Clark · August 2, 2021

Michael Olbash on Sounds from the Spires

Olbash holds the distinction of being the Director of Music of two seminaries: Saint John’s Seminary, Boston, and Pope Saint John XXIII National Seminary in Weston, Massachusetts.

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Richard J. Clark · July 9, 2021

Four Eucharistic Motets for the Year of the Eucharist

Forced abstinence from the Eucharist in 2020 heightened for many the appreciation of the sacraments that one can take for granted.

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Richard J. Clark · May 14, 2021

Podcast: James Kennerley: Sacred Music in Education, the Church and the World

Maestro Kennerley underscores the myriad salutary benefits of music education for children and that of a community that sings together.

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Richard J. Clark · January 18, 2021

Landmark Documentary on the Renewal of Sacred Music

A documentary on the work of Paul Jerberg — one of the most important voices on sacred music in the Church today

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Richard J. Clark · December 20, 2020

Announcement of Easter & the Movable Feasts • 2021 • English & Spanish

The following free downloads in English and Spanish contain dates for 2021 in the score.

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Richard J. Clark · December 15, 2020

Saint Paul’s Choir School Presents “Starry Night: Christmas in Harvard Square”

A beacon of light in a dark time, the Saint Paul’s Choir of Men and Boys presents “Starry Night: Christmas in Harvard Square”

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Richard J. Clark · December 11, 2020

Safety in Music is a Pro-Life Issue

Updated music protocols in the Archdiocese of Boston include multiple layers of protection: masks, ventilation, distance, time.

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Richard J. Clark · October 16, 2020

Indispensable & Accessible: Fr. Samuel F. Weber Propers in English

Indispensable and accessible: these antiphons possess sublime elegance that grace the Novus Ordo Mass with simple, yet proper reverence and solemnity.

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Richard J. Clark · September 8, 2020

(Installment #7) “Catholic Hymnals” • Richard J. Clark

“Hymns, Psalms, and Spiritual Canticles”—the most influential post-conciliar hymnal—was never distributed by any large publisher!

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Richard J. Clark · August 7, 2020

Year of the Eucharist • Solemn Vespers with Exposition and Benediction

Solemn Vespers with Exposition and Benediction during the “Year of the Eucharist”

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Richard J. Clark · July 10, 2020

The Illusion of Permanence — an Exercise in Humility

There is an illusion of permanence in the Church. We are changing often and changing right now.

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    Music List • “Ascension of the Lord”

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

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “For Pentecost Sunday”

    There’s a triple ‘allelúja’ and I just love the chord at the end of the 2nd iteration.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Organ Accompaniment”

    The following declaration will probably smack of “blowing my own horn.”

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Thee” + “Thou” + “Thine”
    Few musicians realize that various English translations of Sacred Scripture were granted formal approval by the USCCB and the Vatican for liturgical use in the United States of America. But don’t take my word for it! Here are four documents proving this, which you can examine with your own eyes. Some believe the words “Thine” and “Thou” and “Thee” were forbidden after Vatican II—but that’s incorrect. For example, they’re found in the English translation of the ‘Our Father’ at Mass. Moreover, the Revised Standard Version (Catholic Edition) mentioned in those four documents employs “Thine” and “Thou” and “Thee.” It was published with a FOREWORD by Westminster’s Roman Catholic Archbishop (John Cardinal Heenan).
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reminder” — Month of May (2026)
    On a daily basis, I speak to people who don’t realize we publish a free newsletter (although they’ve followed our blog for years). We have no endowment, no major donors, no savings, and refuse to run annoying ads. As a result, our mailing list is crucial to our survival. It couldn’t be easier to subscribe! Just scroll to the bottom of any blog article and enter your email address.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Simplified Version • “Canon in D” (Pachelbel)
    I published an article on 11 November 2023 called Wedding March For The Lazy Organist, which rather offhandedly made reference to a simplified version I created in 2007 for Pachelbel’s Canon. I often use it as a PROCESSIONAL for weddings and quinceañeras. Many organists say they “hate” Pachelbel’s Canon. But I love it. I think it’s bright and beautiful. I created that ‘simplified version’ for musicians coming to grips with playing the pipe organ. It can be downloaded as a free PDF if you visit Andrea Leal’s article dated 15 August 2022: Manuals Only: Organ Interludes Based on Plainsong. Specifically, it is page 84 in that collection—generously offered as a free PDF download. Johann Pachelbel (d. 1706) was a renowned German organist, violinist, teacher, and composer of over 500 works. A friend of Bach’s family, he taught Johann Christoph Bach (Sebastian Bach’s eldest brother) and lived in his house. Those who read Pachelbel’s biography will notice his connection to two German cities adopted as famous hymn tune names: EISENACH and ERFURT.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“Every medicine does not suit every stage of sickness; because the tonic given to those who are recovering from fever would be hurtful to them if given while yet in their feverish condition. So likewise Baptism and Penance are as purgative medicines, given to take away the fever of sin; whereas this sacrament [the Sanctissimum] is a medicine given to strengthen, and it ought not to be given except to them who are quit of sin.”

— Saint Thomas Aquinas Re: the EUCHARIST

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