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President's Corner

Jeff Ostrowski · May 14, 2026

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 · May 8, 2026

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 · May 4, 2026

PDF Download • “Organ Accompaniment”

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

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Jeff Ostrowski · May 4, 2026

“Gregorian Chant Quiz” • 4 May 2026

How well do you know your Gregorian Chant?

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Jeff Ostrowski · May 4, 2026

“Rare Photographs” • Hannibal Bugnini

These are currently ‘making the rounds’ on Twitter.

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Jeff Ostrowski · May 2, 2026

Music List • “5th Sunday of Easter” (Year A)

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Jeff Ostrowski · April 30, 2026

PDF Download • Communion for Sunday

Such a shame it only comes every three years…

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Jeff Ostrowski · April 28, 2026

Season’s End Repertoire

I’m trailing the timeline and need to close the distance.

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Jeff Ostrowski · April 27, 2026

PDF Download • “Funeral Procession”

Funeral Procession drawn by Simon Bening, a mediæval artist who died in 1561.

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Jeff Ostrowski · April 20, 2026

Simplified Accomp. • Schubert’s “Ave Maria.”

A simplified keyboard accompaniment for Franz Schubert’s “Ave Maria.”

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Jeff Ostrowski · April 15, 2026

“Reminder” — Month of April (2026)

Since a new month has arrived, it’s my pleasure to remind you that…

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Jeff Ostrowski · April 12, 2026

Simplified Accompaniment (Easter Hymn)

Last time I created a ‘simplified’ keyboard accompaniment it was downloaded more than 1,000 times within 24 hours.

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Jeff Ostrowski · April 11, 2026

PDF Download • “Quasi Modo Sunday”

The official language of the Catholic Church is Latin (whereas Greek is our mother tongue).

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Jeff Ostrowski · April 10, 2026

‘German’ Introductions for Hymns

German organ books have an enchanting habit…

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Jeff Ostrowski · April 8, 2026

Buckfast Abbey Weighs In

Dom John Stéphan was a Benedictine monk of Buckfast Abbey in South Devon, England.

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President’s Corner

    Music List • “Ascension of the Lord”
    Readers have expressed interest in seeing the ORDER OF MUSIC I created for the The Ascension of the Lord—“Festum Ascensionis Domini”—which is transferred to 17 May 2026 in our diocese. Please feel free to download it as a PDF file if such a thing interests you. The OFFERTORY (“Ascéndit Deus in jubilatióne”) is particularly beautiful and the ENTRANCE CHANT is simply splendid. As always, readers may go directly to the flourishing feasts website, where the complete Propria Missae may be downloaded free of charge.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “For Pentecost Sunday”
    Yesterday morning, I recorded myself singing the ENTRANCE CHANT for Pentecost Sunday while simultaneously accompanying myself on the pipe organ. Click here to see how that came out. At the end of the antiphon, there’s a triple Allelúja and I just love the chord at the end of the 2nd iteration. The organ accompaniment—along with the musical score for singers—can be downloaded free of charge at the flourishing feasts website. For the record, the antiphon on Pentecost Sunday doesn’t come from a psalm; it comes from the book of Wisdom.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Organ Accompaniment”
    Over the past few years, I’ve been harmonizing all the vernacular plainsong Introit settings by the CHAUMONOT COMPOSERS GROUP. This coming Sunday—10 May 2026—is the 6th Sunday of Easter (Year A). The following declaration will probably smack of “blowing my own horn.” However, I’d rank this accompaniment as my best yet. In this rehearsal video, I attempt to sing it while simultaneously accompanying myself on the pipe organ. The musical score [for singers] as well as my organ accompaniment can be downloaded free of charge from the flourishing feasts website.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Thee” + “Thou” + “Thine”

    Regarding approval for the “Revised Standard Version (Catholic Edition).”

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reminder” — Month of May (2026)

    Since a new month has arrived, it’s my pleasure to remind you that…

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Simplified Version • “Canon in D” (Pachelbel)

    I don’t care what people say; I love this piece!

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

Tournemire could be charming or he could bite your head off. One day I could not replace him at St. Clotilde because I had a wedding to play at another church. Tournemire played on Sunday, period—that was all. He did not play weddings and so forth. (He put all that on my back.) So I went to Tournemire’s house to tell him, “Master, I am sorry but, for once, I cannot replace you. I have another obligation to fulfill.” He said, “Get out of here!” I left for good.

— Testimony of Maurice Duruflé

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