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Views from the Choir Loft

Articles

Aurelio Porfiri · July 17, 2014

Fr. Enrico Zoffoli and the Passion of the Lord

“And so, for Jesus – and for us – the Passion is everything, the Passion decides everything.” — Fr. Zoffoli

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Andrew R. Motyka · July 16, 2014

Basic Steps To Improve Music At Your Parish — Part 1

Simple steps to start moving from the “average” Catholic music program to a more reverent liturgy.

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Aurelio Porfiri · July 16, 2014

Confession 2.0

“You know I will never betray you, lol.” How many Hail Marys would this kind of sin deserve?

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Aurelio Porfiri · July 15, 2014

I Am Not A Contemporary

Job searching is tough, you say? Try searching as a Church musician who is not “contemporary.”

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Jeff Ostrowski · July 14, 2014

WLP Vice President Mentions The Jogues Missal (Without Realizing It)

“I am desperately trying to understand how what I experienced yesterday is not a separate rite.” — Dr. Jerry Galipeau

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Guest Author · July 14, 2014

Homily: 15th Monday in Ordinary Time (St. Kateri)

St. Kateri grew up in very unlikely circumstances of ever becoming a saint. But she did.

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Jeff Ostrowski · July 14, 2014

Benjamin Franklin Composed A String Quartet

Why must the music at Wedding receptions be blasted at such a deafening volume? What can be done?

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Cynthia Ostrowski · July 14, 2014

Catholic Line Art, Black and White • Installment #30

All the vestments used in the Campion Missal were more than 200 years old.

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Jeff Ostrowski · July 14, 2014

The Real Trouble With Missalettes

Did you catch that last quotation? “Unless proper readings are given.” What does that passage mean?

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Fr. David Friel · July 13, 2014

The “Children’s Liturgy of the Word”

Are We Past This Yet?

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Guest Author · July 13, 2014

Homily: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)

“There’s no doubt that Catholics are hearing a lot more of the Bible now than they used to. However, it’s difficult to say what has been the result of this.”

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Veronica Brandt · July 12, 2014

Dreaming in Latin

Book review: Forty Dreams Of St. John Bosco: From St. John Bosco’s Biographical Memoirs

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Richard J. Clark · July 11, 2014

Introductory Rites: Madness or Preparation?

In some cases, the Introductory Rites are among the most misunderstood and mangled part of the mass.

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Richard J. Clark · July 11, 2014

Unified Repertoire | Piano, Guitar, and Organ Accompaniments for the ICEL Chants

If the ICEL chants (or another Gregorian setting) are used at all the masses in a parish, it develops unity. It also helps a parish refrain from being multiple communities under the same roof.

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Corpus Christi Watershed · July 10, 2014

“Pope Francis Hymn Book” … (Published 2014)

The Pope Francis Hymn Book consists of all the hymns from the Vatican II Hymnal, plus an additional forty-five new hymns

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    “Entrance Chant” • Feast of Corpus Christi
    While simultaneously accompanying myself on the pipe organ, I recently recorded the INTROIT (“Entrance Chant”) for the feast of Corpus Christi, Years ABC. A whole crop of musical scores—which you really should investigate—have found a home at the flourishing feasts website.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    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

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

“I have devoted myself too much, I think, to Bach, to Mozart and to Liszt. I wish now that I could emancipate myself from them. Schumann is no use to me any more, Beethoven only with an effort and strict selection. Chopin has attracted and repelled me all my life; and I have heard his music too often—prostituted, profaned, vulgarized … I do not know what to choose for a new repertory!”

— Ferruccio Busoni (to a colleague in 1922, when he was 56 years old)

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