A New Recording from Patrick Hawes, James Jordan, and The Same Stream GIA is proud to introduce this world premiere recording featuring two new choral collections. The Fire of Love sets the words of fourteenth-century English mystic Richard Rolle, who depicted the...
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Audio Divina
Praying with Music— Download our FREE GUIDE to Audio Divina As we anxiously await the full reopening of our churches when all can gather (and sing!), you may be looking for a new way to keep our sacred seasons at home. As a source of prayerful inspiration, we offer...
Lenten Audio Calendar
Pause. Reflect. Pray. In this season of preparation, join us in reflection and song. You will find a short audio program added each day of Lent. Only a few minutes long, each installment includes scripture, reflection, and a musical selection presented by a member of...
We Are What We Sing: The Formational Power of Congregational Song
As pastoral musicians, we are like curators of a vast and varied treasury of congregational song. That treasury includes texts and tunes from across centuries of the Church’s life that express the full range of Christian experience and represent diverse cultural and...
Reasons We Sing: To Shape the Future
Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high, there’s a land that I heard of once in a lullaby. Occasionally English people will wonder why there is such a wealth of folk songs from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, yet relatively few from England, despite its having the...
Proclaiming and Leading the Psalms of Lent and Holy Week
The season of Lent calls us to transformation through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving as we prepare ourselves to celebrate the passion, death, and resurrection of Christ. As leaders of prayer, cantors play an important role in helping faith communities enter more...
Themes and Variations: A Conversation with Don Saliers and Emily Saliers
Join Don Saliers and Emily Saliers in conversation, hosted by Tony Alonso! Join theologian Don Saliers and his daughter Emily Saliers (of the Grammy Award-winning group Indigo Girls) for a rich conversation about music, imagination, and faith. Hosted by Tony Alonso,...
The Gift of Song: Expressing Our Common Humanity
The Gift of Song: Expressing Our Common Humanity Join Alice Parker and Gabe Huck as they discuss the importance and the gift of song. At this time of limited singing and music-making, Alice beckons us all to return to the natural state of singing. We move beyond the...
Seeking God Through Design Theory
Messiness or godliness? Seeking God Through Design Theory It is said that you can tell a lot about a designer by looking at what they have designed. Human beings like things to be neat and tidy. We like straight lines and crisp edges. We like efficiency, consistency,...
Spirituality in a Season of Uncomfortable Truths
"Where is God in All This?" Part II: Spirituality in a Season of Uncomfortable Truths We last spoke with Sue Garthwaite back in April as part of our "Homecoming" Sunday series. Back then we spoke about the pandemic, feelings of isolation, and questions about God's...