by Joe | Jun 4, 2019 | Blog, SATB, Unaccompanied |
Music is truly a powerful tool. It is an art form that has been speaking to people’s hearts for thousands of years. Though styles have changed with time, the passion and purpose of music remain the same. Within that powerful sphere of music, we find many different outlets in which it can speak emotion and […]
by Joe | Apr 30, 2019 | Accompanied, Anthem, Blog, Piano, SATB, Scripture, Season, Voicing |
Mothers are quite possibly one of the greatest gifts that God has ever given to humankind. It is most often our mothers that teach us to be kind, gentle, and loving. The scriptures lay out direct examples of the kind of women God calls us to be in Proverbs chapter 31 – “She will do […]
by Joe | Apr 25, 2019 | A Cappella, Blog, Gabriel Faure, Sanford Dole, SATB, Unaccompanied |
Out of the many Requiems that have been composed over the centuries, only a few have remained important to Western Music in the modern day. Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem remains one of the most meaningful and influential requiems in modern music today. The powerful melodies make it instantly recognizable by music lovers everywhere. H.T. Fitzsimons is […]
by Joe | Apr 4, 2019 | Accompanied, Anthem, Blog, Brass, Cello, Easter, Organ, Piano, Richard Burchard, SATB, Season, Stephen Bock, Trumpet, Voicing |
For church music directors everywhere, much of their motivation behind choosing pieces of music revolves around what season of the year it is. With Easter and Palm Sunday around the corner, churches everywhere are pulling out their most exciting and uplifting music selections. A lot of thought is put into music selections that will be […]
by Joe | Mar 26, 2019 | Anthem, Arranged by, Blog, Easter, Hugh Chandler, SAB, SATB, Season, William Billings |
We have all found ourselves in situations like this: Choir practice begins, the director announces which piece the group will begin working on first, and a collective groan is heard throughout the room. This can happen for any number of reasons. Perhaps the piece is too long. Perhaps the piece is too difficult. Or perhaps […]