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Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”

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Views from the Choir Loft

Sacred Music Symposium 2022

Corrinne May · September 20, 2022

“My Reflections” • Re: 2022 Symposium Keynote

“I ended up spending hours, transcribing each and every word from Father Fryar’s Symposium lecture. Although it took many hours, I relished the process.” —Corrinne May

Corpus Christi Watershed · August 8, 2022

“The Memory Will Stay With Me Forever.” —Helen Tsang, who flew 7,797 miles

“Vespers was crafted and conducted masterfully. We chanted each of the psalms in monastic style, alternating the verses between the two sides of the choir. ”

Corpus Christi Watershed · August 3, 2022

“Me? A Singer?” – Harrison’s Personal Testimony

“A year ago I knew very little about sacred music, but what a marvelous journey it’s been!” — Harrison Hoge

Corpus Christi Watershed · August 1, 2022

“From a Recent Convert” • Symposium Review

“My dad had passed away the previous week, and the Symposium brought me closer to God at a time when I needed it the most.…” — Eric L.

Corpus Christi Watershed · July 28, 2022

Isabella Marie • “My Personal Testimony”

“The Sacred Music Symposium was one of the most enjoyable, intense, and spiritually fulfilling experiences of my life.” — Isabella Marie

Corpus Christi Watershed · July 12, 2022

“By day 4, tears were running down my face.”

“The symposium was like nothing I have ever experienced.” — South Dakota Participant

Corpus Christi Watershed · July 8, 2022

PDF Download • “High Resolution Image”

Some have requested a “high resolution image” of Sacred Music Symposium 2022…

Jeff Ostrowski · July 8, 2022

“I’ll be back next year … but with my entire choir!”

“The symposium exceeded all of my expectations.” — Pediatrician, Choirmaster, and Mother of Six Children

Corpus Christi Watershed · July 1, 2022

“I Decided to Get a Plane Ticket and Fly 8,700 Miles From Singapore to Take Part.”

“These are the musical treasures everyone needs to know about.” — 2022 Participant

Jeff Ostrowski · June 29, 2022

“Exceeded Every Expectation!” • Mr. O’Brien’s Review

“I attended Symposium this year, and was absolutely blown away.”

Corpus Christi Watershed · June 28, 2022

“81 Photos” • Sacred Music Symposium 2022

More than eighty photographs give you a “glimpse” of a week dedicated to restoring authentic Catholic music.

Corpus Christi Watershed · June 28, 2022

“I Found Myself Weeping, Almost In Disbelief…”

“Your faculty may never know the depth of how you affected each person there. For my part, I am forever changed…” — Symposium Participant (Texas)

Jeff Ostrowski · June 26, 2022

Our Daily Prayer • Sacred Music Symposium 2022

“My God, my Father, and my All, I am ready and willing to accept from Thy hands this day…”

Jeff Ostrowski · June 19, 2022

PDF Download • “Polyphony For Choirs” (262 Pages)

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Corpus Christi Watershed · May 3, 2022

“Repertoire Page” • Sacred Music Symposium 2022

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President’s Corner

    “In Paradisum” • Gregorian Chant
    As a RECESSIONAL on All Souls’ Day (November 2nd), we will sing In Paradísum Dedúcant Te Ángeli (PDF). When it comes to Gregorian Chant, this is one of the most popular “songs.” Frankly, all the prayers and chants from the traditional REQUIEM MASS (Missa exsequialis or Missa pro defunctis) are incredibly powerful and never should’ve been scuttled. Click here to hear “In Paradisum” in a recording I made this afternoon.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Music List” • All Souls (2 November)
    Readers have expressed interest in perusing the ORDER OF MUSIC I’ve prepared for 2 November 2025, which is the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (“All Souls”). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. As always, the Responsorial Psalm, Gospel Acclamation, and Mass Propers for this Sunday are conveniently stored at the top-notch feasts website alongside the official texts in Latin.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    2-Voice Arr. • “Creator of the Starry Height”
    Do you direct a choir consisting of women or children only? (Some call this a “treble” choir.) Download a two-voice arrangement of Creator of the Starry Height set to the tune of IOANNES by clicking here and then scrolling to the bottom. In our times, this hymn is normally used during ADVENT, and the Latin title is: Cónditor alme síderum. It’s important to say “cónditor”—placing the accent on the antepenult—because ‘condítor’ in Latin means “one who embalms the dead.”
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Gospel Options for 2 November (“All Souls”)
    We’ve been told some bishops are suppressing the TLM because of “unity.” But is unity truly found in the MISSALE RECENS? For instance, on All Souls (2 November), any of these Gospel readings may be chosen, for any reason (or for no reason at all). The same is true of the Propria Missæ and other readings—there are countless options in the ORDINARY FORM. In other words, no matter which OF parish you attend on 2 November, you’ll almost certainly hear different propers and readings, to say nothing of different ‘styles’ of music. Where is the “unity” in all this? Indeed, the Second Vatican Council solemnly declared: “Even in the liturgy, the Church has no wish to impose a rigid uniformity in matters which do not implicate the faith or the good of the whole community.”
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    “Our Father” • Musical Setting?
    Looking through a Roman Catholic Hymnal published in 1859 by Father Guido Maria Dreves (d. 1909), I stumbled upon this very beautiful tune (PDF file). I feel it would be absolutely perfect to set the “Our Father” in German to music. Thoughts?
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    New Bulletin Article • “12 October 2025”
    My pastor requested that I write short articles each week for our parish bulletin. Those responsible for preparing similar write-ups may find a bit of inspiration in these brief columns. The latest article (dated 12 October 2025) talks about an ‘irony’ or ‘paradox’ regarding the 1960s switch to a wider use (amplior locus) of vernacular in the liturgy.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“The priest coming nearer to the faithful; communicating with them; praying and singing with them and therefore standing at the pulpit; saying the COLLECT, the EPISTLE, and the GOSPEL in their language; the priest singing in the divine traditional melodies—the Kyrie, the Gloria, the Credo—with the faithful: these are so many good reforms that give back to that part of the Mass its true finality.”

— Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (1965) praising vernacular readings at Mass

Recent Posts

  • “In Paradisum” • Gregorian Chant
  • The Beauty of the Propers for All Souls’ Day (and the Requiem Mass)
  • Gospel Options for 2 November (“All Souls”)
  • “Music List” • All Souls (2 November)
  • 2-Voice Arr. • “Creator of the Starry Height”

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