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Spending Out Your 2020 Music Budget? Here Are the 23 Choral Anthems I Bought This Year.

Last week I “spent out” the sheet music budget for the music ministry program I direct. Most of the music won’t be used until we’re worshipping in-person again. so I consider this purchase an act of hope for a future filled with in-person music making! That said though, I’m planning to do virtual choir anthems …

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A Positive Approach to Virtual Rehearsals with Dr. Adan Fernandez, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza Ep. 56

In this episode, Dr. Adan Fernandez shares his positive approach to virtual rehearsals and performances.

A Musical November

I think I’m not the only one who misses making music with other people in person. Yes I’m an organist and used to lonely hours of practice – but all solo and no group music is like all winter and no Christmas. So with actual Christmas on the horizon, I’ve decided to plan a musical …

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Flow: The Ancient Way to Do Contemporary Worship, Part 2, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza, Ep. 55

Listen in for an in-depth interview with Andrew Eastes, Jonathan Ottaway, Glenn Stallsmith, and Deborah Wong, four of the authors of Flow: The Ancient Way to Do Contemporary Worship. This is the second of two episodes on Flow – click here to find last month’s episode with Lester Ruth, Zachary Barnes, and Adam Perez.

The 20 Postludes I’m Learning This Year (Plus a Few More for Good Measure!)

For 2020, I decided that a fun personal challenge would be learning 20 new-to-me postludes. Of course, three months and five pieces into the challenge, life got upended by the pandemic, so I think this will end up being a challenge for 2020 and 2021. Regardless, I sure am enjoying learning all this new rep! …

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16 Sacred Choral Music Finds (Plus 2 for Violin and Organ)

Last summer, I spent 10 hours driving from St. Louis to Chicago and back. To pass the time, I skimmed through a stack of CDs from E. C. Schirmer, ECS Publishing Group, and Morningstar. Whenever something caught my ear, I wrote down the track number. And now, a year later, here’s the list! Sixteen choral …

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Flow: The Ancient Way to Do Contemporary Worship, Part 1, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza, Ep. 54

Listen in for an in-depth interview with Lester Ruth, Zachary Barnes, and Adam Perez, three of the authors of Flow: The Ancient Way to Do Contemporary Worship. This is part one of two parts; next month’s episode continues with Flow’s four other authors: Andrew Eastes, Jonathan Ottaway, Glenn Stallsmith, and Deborah Wong.

Flaming? An Interview with Author Dr. Alisha Lola Jones, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza, Ep. 53

Listen in for an in-depth interview with Dr. Alisha Lola Jones about her new book Flaming?: The Peculiar Theopolitics of Fire and Desire in Black Male Gospel Performance.

Composer Jessica French on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza Ep. 52

On today’s episode, Jessica French shares her compositions, how her compositional process is influenced by synesthesia, as well as her work as a soprano and music educator.

How I’m Planning for the Fall, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza Ep. 51

You know the old joke: if you want to make God laugh, tell God your plans. Be that as it may, here’s how I’m planning for the fall. Not the usual hymns + anthems + a few handbell pieces, but plans nonetheless. Yes, the plans will change, but sometimes it’s good to imagine the possibilities. (Plus, …

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