Postcards: In Mexico City, this German organist says music is a gift from God and the organ’s sound is proof
MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ, of Associated Press, reports on how Mexico City’s Catholic cathedral is positioning itself as “a space in which we can praise God and convey the taste for good music”…
Sight-Seeing: Learning to lament as a normal expression of faith
NILS VON KALM says it’s time the church re-embraces the call to lament…
Church music: Young organists pull out all the stops to inspire interest in a “complex” instrument
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports that young musicians have taken to the organ at a time when there has been a decline in the number of instruments and in the professionals who play them…
Worship in song: At Sing! Global, a faithful pushback to the spread of megachurch praise music
Keith and Kristyn Getty’s hymn conference brings Christians together to sing tunes from historic hymnals, from Celtic traditions and new creations – and to share a common love and culture of sacred music. GRACE BECKNER reports for Religion News Service…
“Sing the World God Imagines”: Marking its centennial, North American Hymn Society continues push for more diverse music
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports on how members danced and sang to a global selection of hymns as they grappled with the power of song to change the world…
Like that new church worship song? Chances are, it will be gone soon
United States RNS The most popular worship song in churches these days is Build My Life from Bethel Music, the megachurch-based worship music hit machine based in Northern California. Sitting at number one on the top 100 worship song chart from Christian Copyright Licensing International, which licenses worship music, Build My Life, first released in […]