Over the last few years it has become a habit of mine to listen to two weekly sacred music programs on the Internet. I thought these might be of interest to some of the blog readers.

Sing for Joy – created by St Olaf College in Northfield, MN. It is a weekly 30 minute show that highlights choral music based on the scripture readings for Sunday. You can listen to the current program and archives at their website. The scripture lessons, as best as I can determine, are from the 3-year Revised Common Lectionary. What that means is that sometimes the readings for the given Sunday will not match those used in Lutheran Service Book in LCMS congregations. Despite this, you still get to hear some excellent music.

Joy – produced by KFUO in St. Louis, MO is a weekly 60-minute show of sacred choral and orchestral music. The music for Joy is more “seasonal” (e.g., Advent, Christmas) than Sing for Joy (which is produced to reflect the texts for Sunday). The current program is available for streaming on the KFUO website. I normally listen to Joy while I row on my Concept2 Indoor Rower.

And while this next link is not technically sacred music oriented, if you are looking for a classical radio station on the internet, look no further than All Classical 89.9 KBPS out of Portland, OR. They are probably one of the best classical radio stations in the United States, if not the world. This station streams their broadcast live over the web in several formats.

Happy Listening!