PDF Download • “Entrance Chant in English” (19th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Including twelve (12) different versions!
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We’ve Heard From Sister Anne Flanagan, FSP!
Some believe this to be the Church’s most ancient 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 melody.
“Lauda Sion” (Sequence) • Too Lengthy, Or Not?
At the end of the American Civil War, nearly 33% of all currency in circulation was counterfeit.
What Corrinne Did For Us!
A few days ago, our organization scanned and released…
Documentation • “In the Olden Days, Was Vernacular Sung During Liturgical Services?”
Including a splendid harmonization of “Holy God, We Praise Thy Name.”
PDF Download • “Freiburg Cathedral Hymnal” (Organ Accompaniment) — 308 Pages!
The most comprehensive German hymnal ever printed? Well, this masterpiece by Monsignor Stemmer is certainly in the top five!
Jeff Ostrowski To Leave Los Angeles!
I believe Catholics have a right to attend Mass without being aurally assaulted.
“Saint Felix Creed” • Musical Setting for the Nicene Creed (Roman Missal, 3rd Edition)
Dedicated to my brother, Father Mark Ostrowski.
Good Friday’s Dazzling (and Ancient) Hymn
Visit a random church on Sunday morning and ask parishioners basic questions…
Church Music • “The Female Voice”
Msgr. Leo Manzetti foolishly wrote: “Church musicians, when experts in vocal art, agree that women’s voices are effeminate, sensuous, and operatic, hence un-churchly.”
Father Robbie Low: “The State of Catholic Music”
“Music has an immense part to play in this perception of the divine reality and the heavenward leanings of the soul.” —Fr Robbie Low
“Mass in the Vernacular?” • Seven (7) Considerations
Should Mass be in Latin or English? Or should it be a mixture?
PDF Score • “Mass Setting I Wrote For Corrinne”
I demonstrate how the “Kyrie Eleison” can be adapted for use in the Extraordinary Form.
Eucharistic Hymn With Gorgeous Tenor Line
Responding to an inquiry from Wendy Q.
PDF Download • “Credo III + Polyphonic Extension”
When I just couldn’t take it anymore, I called up a friend on the telephone and paid him $150 to teach me.