The apostolates that have taken up this task of sanctifying culture through art and music reveal that music is not an ...
At the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, choirs around the world were significantly impacted. Could we gather to sing? If so, could we do it safely to ensure that singers would not be exposed to the ...
TALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST — On Monday, kin and friends, bonded by the love of Sacred Harp singing, celebrated Labor Day for the 101st time at Shoal Creek Church. The singers, and a few listeners, ...
And there’s a museum in the Old West End dedicated to helping preserve and celebrate a specific genre of music. It’s called the Sacred Steel Music and History Museum. Music is in Del Ray Grace’s DNA.
From the time I was a child, music has played a big part in my Christian faith. My dad was a church organist/choirmaster and I sang in his children’s choir at our Presbyterian church in upstate New ...
"I approached the composition as a prayer," jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck said of his "To Hope! A Celebration," a contemporary setting for the Roman Catholic Mass, "concentrating upon the ...
This week’s cover package focuses on SFJazz Festival honoring Duke Ellington’s “Concert of Sacred Music” in 1965. The Ellington concert was probably the most famous, but freelance writer Andrew ...
Described as "the best film about Duke Ellington ever made" by the jazz legend himself, "Love You Madly" combines a behind-the-scenes profile with performance footage from Basin St. West Jazz Club, ...
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington registered thousands of original compositions, performed around the globe, scored Broadway shows and Hollywood movies, and dined with kings and presidents. A list of ...
It’s been a local tradition for nearly three decades — and the Sacred Winds Ensemble’s Summer Concert will continue it on in 2025. The annual performance by the locally-based musical ministry will be ...