We are pleased to announce Jeffrey Ostrowski as our new Director of Sacred Music! Mr. Ostrowski came with his family from Los Angeles over a weekend in February, and loved our parish! He will be moving with his family in June to Muskegon and will begin his work with us then. Here is a short bio:
Jeffrey M. Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004) and has done graduate work in the fields of Musicology and Education. In the past, he has directed the Cristóbal de Morales Consortium, Corpus Christi Cathedral Schola Cantorum, and a high school choral program. He assisted in the production of the Brébeuf Hymnal and Jogues Missal. Known across the globe as a composer, before he had reached the age of 30, Mr. Ostrowski’s compositions had already been sung by distinguished choirs—e.g. the resident choir of the New York Philharmonic—as well as for Masses in major churches such as Saint Peter’s Basilica (Vatican City).
From Jeffrey: “My expertise is recruiting choir members from the parish and teaching them authentic sacred music.”
For more information about Jeffrey, his body of work, or about the nonprofit sacred music organization is president of, “Corpus Christi Watershed”, visit his website at www.ccwatershed.org. If you think you have a calling to sing at Mass, and would like to submit your name to meet Mr. Ostrowski when he comes and possibly sing in the parish choir(s), please contact the office and let us know!
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