Brébeuf Hymn #156 • “Christe Redemptor”
The Soprano line was sung by a young lady in the 8th grade—and she did very well.
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A theorist, organist, and conductor, Jeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004). He completed studies in Education and Musicology at the graduate level. Having worked as a church musician in Los Angeles for ten years, in 2024 he accepted a position as choirmaster for Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Michigan, where he resides with his wife and children. —Read full biography (with photographs).

The Soprano line was sung by a young lady in the 8th grade—and she did very well.

If a girl in the 2nd grade can learn it after hearing it only a few times, I believe everyone is capable of learning it.

…the saddest are these: “It might have been!”

During the Symposium, a wonderful young lady from Las Vegas taught students how to create multi-track recordings.

We will not be considering musically absurd examples from the past.

Do you hear the little counter-melody added by the organist to several verses?

Recordings from Symposium 2019 are beginning to appear!

Anyone can write articles saying: “Church music must improve”—but actually getting one’s hands dirty? That’s different…

…probably unlike any musical booklet you’ve come across!

…perhaps more slowly than one would prefer, but finally the secret is beginning to leak!

Do you understand why some of the harmonies are blank?
A concise and clear explanation from a 1957 book…

“You think I’m kidding, but I’m not. I know of no greater piece than this.” —Jeff Ostrowski

Twelve (12) hymns are already available, with tons more on the way!

I find the following pairings reprehensible…
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