According to the calendar, it is still summer. Summer, according to the astronomical calendar, ends on September 21st this year. But...

Martin Luther said, “Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. The gift of language combined with the gift of song was...

As many of you know, Lenny and I went with a group organized by Lauren Robbins of Second Wind Charters to Amsterdam and Iceland in June...

Summer is when church music directors sketch out their music plans for the fall and often for the spring also. Through the year, people...

The Fourth of July with noise from all the community fireworks shows and neighborhood firework shenanigans has come and gone. For me, I...

When the local chapter of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) meets, the first question members usually ask when meeting another...

My title is taken from a longer quote from the book "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J. R. R. Tolkien. The entire quote goes like this:...

Max Morath, a friend of mine, was a world-famous ragtime pianist that sparked the international revival of ragtime music in the middle of...

It is difficult for me to decide what season of the year is my favorite. I have always thought that fall is my favorite time of the year,...

How fortunate we are to have a pipe organ. As the Reformation spread across Europe after Martin Luther nailed his 95 famous writings on...

To me, Spring has returned by taking baby steps. The first day of spring was March 19; there were many days that were warm and felt very...

How lucky we are to have a pipe organ. Congregations sing much better when supported with the sound of an organ. The overtones in the...

I love the imagery of the old saying that March "comes in like a lion". When I was teaching kindergarten and pre-kindergarten, this was...

One of the best "church" choirs in the world is the Vienna Boy's Choir which traditionally has adults and children, originally all male...

When I first started working at the church, alone and all by myself, I was surprised at how quiet the church could be. Silence was...

Some people spend their entire life working in a career that they love while some work a lifetime in an area that does not inspire or...

We have gone from singing "it's the most wonderful time of the year" and wishing everyone a "Merry Christmas" to singing "Should auld...

From the earliest days in our churches, liturgical dance was incorporated in worship services. Regrettably, today we have lost that...

Thank you to all who purchased a Santa at our Family Night Dinner. The Santas were donated with the purpose of supporting our youth...

Advent, our Christian year time of waiting for the arrival of the Christ Child, is so important! We change our paramants including choir...