“Reminder” — Month of January (2025)
Since a new month has arrived, it’s my pleasure to remind you that…
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.”
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).

Since a new month has arrived, it’s my pleasure to remind you that…

Includes Dr. Buchholz’s obituary for William Mahrt: “A Gentleman, a Scholar, and a Friend”

I have a confession to make…
I don’t pretend to have an answer to this question.

Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.

This English adaptation matches the mode of the authentic Gregorian Chant version.

In 1979, Monsignor Robert F. Hayburn published an important book called: “Papal Legislation on Sacred Music.”

From what I have seen, musicians tend to be the best liturgists…

Readers have expressed interest in perusing the “music list” I prepared…

This English adaptation matches the mode of the authentic Gregorian Chant version.
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