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Testing Author List

Below is a trial run of a list of current contributors for the About page. I’ve ordered the list by last name, which I’m not crazy about.

avatar for Veronica BrandtVeronica Brandt

Veronica Brandt holds a Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering. She lives near Sydney, Australia, with her husband and six children.—(Read full biography).

avatar for Dr. Alfred CalabreseDr. Alfred Calabrese

Dr. Alfred Calabrese is Director of Music and Liturgy at St. Rita Catholic Church in Dallas, TX. He and his wife have two children.—(Read full biography).

avatar for Richard J. ClarkRichard J. Clark

Richard J. Clark is the Director of Music of the Archdiocese of Boston and the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.—(Read full biography).

avatar for Aristotle A. EsguerraAristotle A. Esguerra

Aristotle A. Esguerra has served in the Diocese of Madison since 2009 as music director at the churches of St. Mary, Pine Bluff and St. Ignatius, Mount Horeb, and as the chant instructor to the Cistercian Nuns of Valley of Our Lady Monastery, Prairie du Sac.

avatar for Matthew FrederesMatthew Frederes

Mr. Frederes is a software engineer, pilot, and served as an organist for 33 years. He and his wife have 12 children.—(Read full biography).

avatar for Fr. David FrielFr. David Friel

Ordained in 2011, Father Friel served as Parochial Vicar at Saint Anselm Church in Northeast Philly before earning a doctorate in liturgical theology at The Catholic University of America. He presently serves as Vocation Director for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and teaches liturgy at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.—(Read full biography).

avatar for William J. FritzWilliam J. Fritz

William J. Fritz currently serves as music director at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Costa Mesa, CA where he resides with his wife and three boys.—(Read full biography).

avatar for Dr. Gregory HamiltonDr. Gregory Hamilton

Dr. Gregory Hamilton is a composer and performer currently on the faculty of Holy Trinity Seminary in Dallas TX.—(Read full biography).

avatar for Gwyneth HolstonGwyneth Holston

Gwyneth Holston is a sacred artist who works to provide and promote good quality Catholic art. Her website is gwynethholston.com. Read more.

avatar for David J. HughesDavid J. Hughes

David J. Hughes is Organist & Choirmaster at St. Mary Church in Norwalk, Connecticut, where he directs a both professional and childrens' choirs. A native of Stamford, Connecticut, Mr. Hughes is a graduate of Yale College.

avatar for Wilfrid JonesWilfrid Jones

Wilfrid Jones is a PhD student in the theology faculty of the Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg, studying the theology and practice of sacred music.—(Read full biography).

avatar for Dr. Peter KwasniewskiDr. Peter Kwasniewski

A graduate of Thomas Aquinas College (B.A. in Liberal Arts) and The Catholic University of America (M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy), Dr. Peter Kwasniewski is currently Professor at Wyoming Catholic College. He is also a published and performed composer, especially of sacred music.

avatar for Jim LangJim Lang
avatar for Philip LealPhilip Leal
avatar for Andrea LealAndrea Leal

Andrea Leal is a wife and homeschooling mother of 6 children. She serves as choir director for the Traditional Latin Mass in Las Vegas.—(Read full biography).

avatar for Andrew LeungAndrew Leung

Andrew Leung currently serves the music director of Vox Antiqua, conductor of the Cecilian Singers, and music director at Our Lady of China Church.—(Read full biography).

avatar for Corrinne MayCorrinne May

Corrinne May is one of Singapore’s most celebrated singer-songwriters. She is also a wife and homeschooling mother.—(Read full biography).

avatar for Carolyn McKinneyCarolyn McKinney
avatar for Veronica MorenoVeronica Moreno

Veronica Moreno is married to a teacher and homeschools five children. She has been cantor at her local Catholic parish for over a decade.—(Read full biography).

avatar for Andrew R. MotykaAndrew R. Motyka

Andrew Motyka is the Archdiocesan Director of Liturgical Music and Cathedral Music for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.—(Read full biography).

avatar for Christopher MuellerChristopher Mueller

Christopher Mueller is a conductor and composer who aims to write beautiful music out of gratitude to God, Author of all beauty.—(Read full biography).

avatar for Cynthia OstrowskiCynthia Ostrowski

Cynthia Ostrowski holds a bachelor's degree (2005) in Geographic Information Science and a minor in Computer Science from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi.—(Read full biography).

avatar for Jeff OstrowskiJeff Ostrowski

Jeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004). He resides with his wife and children in Los Angeles.—(Read full biography).

avatar for Aurelio PorfiriAurelio Porfiri

Renowned as composer, conductor, theorist, author, pedagogue, and organist, Aurelio Porfiri has served the Church on multiple continents at the highest levels. Born and raised in Italy, he currently serves as Director of Choral Activities and Composer in Residence for Santa Rosa de Lima School (Macao, China).

avatar for Keven SmithKeven Smith

Keven Smith, music director at St. Stephen the First Martyr, lives in Sacramento with his wife and five musical children.—(Read full biography).

avatar for Lucas TappanLucas Tappan

Dr. Lucas Tappan is a conductor and organist whose specialty is working with children. He lives in Kansas with his wife and four children.—(Read full biography).

avatar for Patrick TorsellPatrick Torsell

Patrick Torsell is the Director of Music and Organist at Mater Dei Latin Mass Community in Harrisburg, PA.—(Read full biography).

avatar for Daniel TuckerDaniel Tucker

Daniel Tucker is the Director of Liturgical Music & Organist at the Cathedral of St. Matthew in South Bend, IN. He holds degrees in music and religion from Western Michigan University and Yale University.—(Read full biography).

avatar for Charles WeaverCharles Weaver

Charles Weaver is on the faculty of the Juilliard School, and serves as director of music for St. Mary’s Church. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and four children.—(Read full biography).

avatar for Patrick WilliamsPatrick Williams

Patrick Williams serves as organist and choirmaster at Mater Misericordiae Parish and Saint Edward the Confessor Catholic Church. —(Read full biography).

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  • random,
  • user_id,
  • user_login,
  • display_name,
  • last_name,
  • first_name,
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Here I’ll paste the original list as a backup :

4253 Jeff Ostrowski IMAGE JEFF OSTROWSKI was chosen to be President of Watershed by the board of directors in 2011. He holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004), where he also did graduate work in Musicology. He serves as choirmaster for the new FSSP parish in Los Angeles and lives in that city with his wife and two children.

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4252 Veronica VERONICA BRANDT holds a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering. As editor, she has produced fine publications (as well as valuable reprints) dealing with Gregorian chant, hymnody, Latin, and other subjects. These publications are distinguished on account of their tastefulness. She lives in the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia, with her husband Peter and five children.

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4251 Alfred Calabrese DR. ALFRED CALABRESE is a conductor, educator, composer, scholar, and church musician. Having worked in academia for two decades, he felt called to enter full-time work in the Catholic Church, and since 2007 has directed the music at Saint Rita Catholic Church. He and his wife live in Dallas, TX. They have two grown children.

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4250 Richard Clark RICHARD CLARK has served since 1989 as Music Director and Organist at Saint Cecilia Church in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also Chapel Organist (Saint Mary’s Chapel) at Boston College. For the Archdiocese of Boston, he directed the Office of Divine Worship Saint Cecilia Schola. His compositions have been performed on four continents.

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4249 Father David Friel FR. DAVID FRIEL studied Theology at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, and currently serves as Parochial Vicar of Saint Anselm Parish (Philadelphia, PA). He was ordained to the Catholic Priesthood in May of 2011.

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4248 Andrew Leung ANDREW LEUNG is a seminarian for the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio. Before moving to Ohio, he was the Director of Music at St. Pius X Catholic Church (Atlanta) and taught Gregorian chant at the Cistercian Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia.

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84111 ver0 headshot VERONICA MORENO is married to a teacher and homeschools five children. While at UCLA, she earned an undergraduate degree in Ethnomusicology and then went on to study special education at Cal State LA. She has been cantor at her local Catholic parish for over a decade.

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4247 Andrew Motyka ANDREW MOTYKA is the Archdiocesan Director of Liturgical Music and Cathedral Music for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. He holds a Master of Music in Sacred Music from Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at The Catholic University of America, and lives with his wife and children in Indiana.

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4246 Chris Mueller CHRISTOPHER MUELLER is a church musician, conductor, and composer. He aims to write beautiful music out of gratitude to God, the Author of all beauty. He lives with his wife and children in rural New England.

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4245 Second CYNTHIA OSTROWSKI holds a bachelor’s degree in Geographic Information Science and a minor in Computer Science from Texas A&M University (2005). She is currently a stay-at-home mother of two children. A former GIS analyst, Cynthia’s interests include photography, french horn, and singing polyphony.

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4243 Lucas Tappan DR. LUCAS TAPPAN is a conductor and organist whose specialty is working with children. He earned his Master of Music (organ performance) in 2009 from the University of Kansas and in 2014 was granted a Doctorate (choral conducting) from the same institution. He lives in Kansas with his wife and two sons.

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Quick Thoughts

    Hymn by Cardinal Newman
    During the season of Septuagesima, we will be using this hymn by Cardinal Newman, which employs both Latin and English. (Readers probably know that Cardinal Newman was one of the world's experts when it comes to Lingua Latina.) The final verse contains a beautiful soprano descant. Father Louis Bouyer—famous theologian, close friend of Pope Paul VI, and architect of post-conciliar reforms—wrote thus vis-à-vis the elimination of Septuagesima: “I prefer to say nothing, or very little, about the new calendar, the handiwork of a trio of maniacs who suppressed (with no good reason) Septuagesima and the Octave of Pentecost and who scattered three quarters of the Saints higgledy-piddledy, all based on notions of their own devising!”
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Introit • Candlemas (2 February)
    “Candlemas” • Our choir sang on February 2nd, and here's a live recording of the beautiful INTROIT: Suscépimus Deus. We had very little time to rehearse, but I think it has some very nice moments. I promise that by the 8th Sunday after Pentecost it will be perfect! (That Introit is repeated on the 8th Sunday after Pentecost.) We still need to improve, but we're definitely on the right track!
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Simplified Antiphons • “Candlemas”
    Anyone who desires simplified antiphons (“psalm tone versions”) for 2 February, the Feast of the Purification—which is also known as “Candlemas” or the Feast of the Presentation—may freely download them. The texts of the antiphons are quite beautiful. From “Lumen Ad Revelatiónem Géntium” you can hear a live excerpt (Mp3). I'm not a fan of chant in octaves, but we had such limited time to rehearse, it seemed the best choice. After all, everyone should have an opportunity to learn “Lumen Ad Revelatiónem Géntium,” which summarizes Candlemas.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“The free space which the new order of Mass gives to creativity it must be admitted, is often excessively enlarged. The difference between the liturgy with the new liturgical books, as it is actually practiced and celebrated in various places is often much greater than the difference between the old and new liturgies when celebrated according to the rubrics of the liturgical books.”

— Cardinal Ratzinger (1998)

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