By Dr. John Howard Many people involved in traditional music ministry in churches these days find it a much more uphill struggle than it once was. The culture in America […]
Advent Lessons and Carols
This lovely example of an Advent Lessons and Carols liturgy comes from Dr Don Horisberger, recently retired from the Church of the Holy Spirit in Lake Forest, Illinois. Dr Horisberger […]
Recently Published Christmas and Epiphany Anthems
Recently Published Advent, Christmas, Epiphany Anthems Dr. Robert C. Mann, Resource Library Director Church Music Institute ADVENT “Lift Up Your Heads.” Williamson, Richard A. SATB. Oxford University Press, easy. “Thou […]
Using the CMI Music Database–an Introduction
The CMI music database, both in its choral and organ music iterations, exists to alleviate the stress on worship planners resulting from their responsibilities to curate a congregation’s liturgical, singing […]
O Sing Unto the Lord: A History of English Church Music (Review Feature)
O Sing unto the Lord: A History of English Church Music by Andrew Gant University of Chicago Press, 2017 454 pp. $35.00 Reviewed by Dr. Robert Mann, Church Music Institute […]
Praise to the Lord
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty Meditation and Musical Applications Benjamin A. Kolodziej Joachim Neander (1650-1680), a German Calvinist, composed the text to the hymn “Praise to the Lord, the […]