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Creative Leadership Of Congregational Song: Tips For Organists, Jan Kraybill
Creative Leadership Of Congregational Song: Tips For Organists, Jan Kraybill
Symposium on Worship Archive
The ever-expanding areas of expertise needed from organists to help congregations form into singing communities provide rich opportunity for new and creative approaches. Jan Kraybill will bring tips and techniques for organists in a variety of worship contexts. We’ll explore ways in which our instrument—a community of individual voices—can best invite and enhance vibrant congregational singing of hymns and songs across cultures and generations.
Singing Psalms Together, Martin Tel, Carlos Colón, Michael Joncas, Jan Kraybill, Sandra Mccracken, Ed Willminton, Raymond Wise Phd
Singing Psalms Together, Martin Tel, Carlos Colón, Michael Joncas, Jan Kraybill, Sandra Mccracken, Ed Willminton, Raymond Wise Phd
Symposium on Worship Archive
In the past ten years, arguably more musical settings of the psalms for congregational use have been written in more musical styles than at any other time in the history of the church (though perhaps the Internet just makes us vividly aware of all this good work!). When we sing psalms, we are letting the word of God dwell in our hearts in a remarkable way, uniting us with believers from every century and continent. In this session, we will hear the story of one of the most-sung psalm settings: “On Eagle’s Wings.” We will sing black gospel and bilingual …
Singing Spirituals, Singing Gospel, Raymond Wise Phd
Singing Spirituals, Singing Gospel, Raymond Wise Phd
Symposium on Worship Archive
Come ready to sing spirituals, traditional and contemporary gospel songs, praise and worship songs, inspirational songs and children’s music. Participants will explore a range of choral works, including many compositions by Raymond Wise. This is an ideal seminar for choir directors and choir members and will provide ideas for smaller choirs with a can-do spirit.
Gained In Translation, Martin Tel
Gained In Translation, Martin Tel
Symposium on Worship Archive
More and more of the psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs of the church are crossing language and cultural barriers. At times these translations have resulted in awkward lyrics. This may contribute to many communities’ aversion to global hymns. Indeed, often the essence of a song can be “lost in translation.” But this need not be the case. In fact, there are many examples where much has been gained in translation, inviting us into deeper and richer expressions of faith and prayer. Together we will consider the process of translation and its promise for yielding beautiful new texts that produce fresh …