The 1970s Liturgical Wasteland
“In a sense we need ‘disposable’ music, created to last not centuries, but weeks (or hours).” —Father Hovda
Jesus said to them: “I have come into this world so that a sentence may fall upon it, that those who are blind should see, and those who see should become blind. If you were blind, you would not be guilty. It is because you protest, ‘We can see clearly,’ that you cannot be rid of your guilt.”
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).
“In a sense we need ‘disposable’ music, created to last not centuries, but weeks (or hours).” —Father Hovda
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
The Latin words are rendered so beautifully by Monsignor Knox.
Many decisions, even those with monumental consequences, were made in secret.
Because the post-conciliar liturgical reforms were done with such haste, we sometimes find errors.
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
This is surely one of music history’s great ironies!
This “Entrance Chant” is used during liturgical years A, B, and C.
A simple Mass for Cantor + Organist.
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
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