Flor Peeters

Jeff Ostrowski · September 13, 2022

PDF Download • 2-Voice Eucharistic Hymn by Flor Peeters (45 pages) • Includes a Descant!

Lyrics in English, with an (optional) version in Latin.

Corpus Christi Watershed · August 31, 2022

“This Hymnal Makes My Heart Sing!” —Lauren E.

“It was compiled by priests and musicians who are authentically Catholic…” — Lauren Elizabeth

Jeff Ostrowski · August 30, 2022

PDF Download • “Tantum Ergo” Two-Part Interlude (Manuals Only) by Flor Peeters

Including a stunningly gorgeous (and rare!) hymn by Flor Peeters.

Jeff Ostrowski · August 15, 2022

“Wild Accompaniment” • Flor Peeters (Kyrie VIII)

Kyrie “Missa de Angelis”—recorded yesterday by a volunteer choir.

Jeff Ostrowski · June 11, 2022

Composing Your Own Antiphons?

In the days before Vatican II, dioceses had their own special feast days.

Why Text Only?

Why do hymns in the Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal give so many optional “text only” versions of the hymns? It’s easier to demonstrate than explain. Consider Hymn #24, which allows the director to choose a wonderful melody and easily apply it to the text. Hymnal editors knew about the value of “text only” versions for centuries, but this was gradually forgotten in Catholic books. In 2018, the Brébeuf Catholic Hymnal rediscovered what should never have disappeared in the first place!

—Jeff Ostrowski

“Choral Eavesdropping” • 15 Sept. 2022

If you enjoy eavesdropping, here’s a rehearsal excerpt (mp3) of my volunteers singing the exercise I posted last week. This is the second time we’ve used it, and I can definitely hear improvement. You can download this choral warm-up for free.

—Jeff Ostrowski

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—Jeff Ostrowski