PDF Download • “Choir Warm-Up Exercise”
Your singers might enjoy this vocal warm-up exercise I composed for a volunteer choir.
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“Defending the English” • Brief Riposte from Uganda
“As for the subject of whether the music of Tallis, Taverner, and Tye was tainted by the reformation, I would agree with Mr. Ostrowski.” —Reader from Uganda
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Feedback: “The Lack of Charity in Your Statement Stuns Me!” • Defending the English
“Was Mr. Ostrowski ever forced to see the choir stalls he sang in as a boy demolished by iconoclasts?” — Reader from Atlanta (9/8/2022)
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“Pronouncing the Responses at Mass” • Phonetic Booklet for Altar Boys (Latin Mass)
This would make a splendid gift for boys attempting to memorize the Latin Mass responses.
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“British Polyphony” • The Best 55 Seconds In Music!
The paradigmatic English sonority can only be described as “haunting.” There’s nothing else quite like it.
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PDF Download • “Organ Interludes—including pedals—on Plainchant Melodies” (55 pages)
Father Ould and William Sewell (organist at the Birmingham Oratory of Saint Philip Neri) produced an impressive collection.
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“Face-To-Face” • Card. Roche + Pope Emeritus B16
Cardinal Roche met with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on 27 August 2022.
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“Intriguing Quote” • Msgr. Richard J. Schuler
“The new 𝑀𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑒 𝑅𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑚 of Pope Paul VI is essentially the same missal that was in use from the time of the Council of Trent…” — Msgr. Richard J. Schuler
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PDF Download • “Tantum Ergo” Two-Part Interlude (Manuals Only) by Flor Peeters
Including a stunningly gorgeous (and rare!) hymn by Flor Peeters.
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“Did The Pope Really Say That?” • Re: Solesmes Rhythm
My response to the recent article by Professor Charles Weaver.
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Heavy Crosses Borne by Choirmasters
In my 25 years as a choirmaster, I’ve witnessed hypocrisy and mistreatment that would make your head spin.
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“New Gregorian Chant Project” • Part 2
Using this coming Sunday (12th Sunday after Pentecost) as an example.
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PDF Download • Organ Accompaniment for Kyrie VIII (“Missa de Angelis”) by Jeff Ostrowski
I consider this my best organ accompaniment … I hope you like it!
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“New Section 2” • (Piecemeal Agnus Dei)
A wonderful way to get volunteers singing SATB polyphony immediately!
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