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Jeff Ostrowski • Article Archive

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).

Jeff Ostrowski · November 25, 2018

First Sunday of Advent at Saint Vitus Parish (LA)

“May we receive Thy mercy, O Lord, in the midst of Thy temple, that with due reverence we may prepare for the coming festival of our redemption.”

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Jeff Ostrowski · November 24, 2018

The Only Hymn Father Fortescue Ever Wrote

…including a “Sneak Peek” at the Brébeuf Hymnal.

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Jeff Ostrowski · November 15, 2018

PDF Download • Mass Hymns by Fr. Seed, SJ (1906)

How utterly strange to see such items!

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Jeff Ostrowski · November 13, 2018

Hymn Texts by Fr. Christopher Phillips

Listen to an original text accepted for publication in the Brébeuf hymnal…

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Jeff Ostrowski · November 6, 2018

“Last” Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form)

“Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it cockle?” And he said to them, “An enemy hath done this.”

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Jeff Ostrowski · November 6, 2018

PDF Download • “Pope Pius XII Hymnal” (1959)

Were you shocked to see the Pius XII Hymnal assigning vernacular hymns to different parts of the Mass?

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 30, 2018

“Source Material” • The Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal

We assembled a staggering number of Catholic hymnals and selected only the very best material from each.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 29, 2018

“Lord, take not only my nose…” (Fr. Jogues)

Why prayer doesn’t always “work”—and why that’s a good thing!

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 22, 2018

Incredible News! • Re: Mæstro Richard J. Clark

There’s a new music director for the Archdiocese of Boston and Cathedral of the Holy Cross!

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 19, 2018

22nd Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form)

“At that time, the Pharisees went and consulted among themselves, how to ensnare Jesus in His speech…”

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 15, 2018

PDF Download • “Sanctus” (SATB) by JS Bach!

Wow … I bet you’ve never heard this piece before!

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 10, 2018

Absolute Last Chance: Period!

My friend, Andrew Motyka, asked me to show the “full version” of this famous hymn.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 8, 2018

Live Recording Snippet • Vespers at Saint Vitus

We’ve made a very good start, and things will get better and better!

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 2, 2018

PDF Download • SATB Christmas Carol by Peter Lejeune • “Jam Désinant Suspíria”

I recorded all the voices, to demonstrate how it sounds…

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Jeff Ostrowski · September 28, 2018

19th Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form)

Then he saith to his servants, “The marriage indeed is ready, but they that were invited were not worthy.”

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    PDF Download • “Singers’ Booklet”

    The Communion antiphon this week is the powerful “Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids.”

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Feast of All Saints (Nov. 1st)

    The formatting of this booklet is ‘messy’—but it’s only ever seen by the singers (not the congregation).

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Twenty-Two (22) English Translations
    We gathered every English translation of “Creátor Alme Síderum” ever made by Catholic poets, priests, bishops, cardinals, and saints (22 in all). Click this link to see them displayed, placed directly alongside the original Latin. Some are strikingly beautiful (e.g. “Great Maker of the glitt’ring stars”) and together they trace the hymn back to the ancient “Cónditor Alme Síderum,” which POPE URBAN VIII reworked in 1632AD.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Preface of Saint Joseph (added by the pope)

    You can see the “Præfatio de Sancto Joseph” inserted directly into the priest’s missal.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Predictable Rhymes?” • A Follow Up
    We received considerable correspondence regarding my article, Two Ways to Defile a Hymn. More specifically, what really raised certain people’s hackles was its follow-up article dealing with the keyboard accompaniment for the CHRIST THE KING HYMNAL. But to quote Eliza Doolittle: “Have I said anything I oughtn’t?” Please examine this PDF file and see whether you agree. Were the editors of the BRÉBEUF HYMNAL incorrect to insist upon sophisticated and clever rhymes, rather than mind-numbingly predictable rhymes?
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    ‘Ould’ But Not Good
    Dom Samuel Gregory Ould (note the spelling) was a Benedictine monk at FORT AUGUSTUS ABBEY in Scotland. As musician, organist, and composer, Dom Ould was highly regarded. Moreover, he was considered an authority on Gregorian Chant. But not everything found in an old book—or, in this case, an “Ould” book—is necessarily praiseworthy. Consider this page from Dom Ould’s hymnal. Do you see the rhymes? They offend severely by ABR (“Abuse By Reuse”) and are utterly predictable. In my recent article—Two Ways to Defile a Hymn—I addressed this topic.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

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“There’s a world of difference between a thoughtful, wise Catholic and a bitter contrarian. In spite of what is claimed on certain blogs, being addicted to cable news and twitter does not make one an intellectual.”

— Jeff Ostrowski

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