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Pre-Bach: Shaping the Tradition

By Chris on July 27, 2009
Category: Church Musician

It seems fitting that on the eve of the commemoration of J.S. Bach’s death that I have just finished reading “Music in Early Lutheranism: Shaping the Tradition (1524-1672)” by Carl Schalk. (As a side note: CPH is having a phenomenal sale on books. I picked up Schalk’s book for only $15.00 (normally $32.00) and both [...]

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Invitation to Sing

By Chris on December 30, 2007
Category: Organist

When I went back to an Organist Workshop last summer at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN, Kantor Resch reminded us of the importance of how we introduce and lead hymns. Subconsciously I knew this, but it was good to be reminded and reinforced. As I recall, Kantor Resch referred to the hymn introduction [...]

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