iPhone Clip • “Sight-Reading Hymns”
Can you name this hymn melody?
“Is it not true that prohibiting or suspecting the extraordinary form can only be inspired by the demon who desires our suffocation and spiritual death?” —The Vatican’s chief liturgist from 2014-2021; interview with Edw. Pentin (23-Sep-2019)
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 famous wit of William F. Buckley Jr. is quite conspicuous in this clip.
We’ve released rehearsal videos for the Kyrie—today, we release the Sanctus & Benedictus!
Why so much deliberation over every choice? Why so much discussion about a single stanza, or even a single word?
I included several nasty “Medicæa” harmonizations from the 19th century…
The Alto line goes down low a few times—but in those days, men might have sung this.
Discussion of horrible things that have (sadly) appeared in Catholic hymnals, such as: “And as we float along through outer space, | Past galaxies aglow in dark’s embrace, | Toward other worlds where brothers may await, | Do care for us now in our weightless state.” (Imprimatur 1966)+
Posting choral singing captured by a pocket recorder is always risky…
A “contemporary” composer who’s inspired me since 1998.
Our first rehearsal will be on Wednesday night, 27 January 2021, at 7:00pm at Saint Vitus. The first Mass we sing is 31 January 2021, call time 10:30am. The rest of the schedule: * PDF Download • SCHEDULE for 11:00AM —This shows February and March. Learn “Kyrie IV” from the Père Daniel Website. #88208 • “Non […]
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