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A day of exploring the issues of writing and composing new songs for worship, along with worship planning issues of including new songs in diverse communities of faith. What makes a text fresh today for young and old alike? What makes a tune popular today also nourishing tomorrow? What makes a new tune accessible? How can songs from one culture help those in other cultures to worship? And how can worship planners bless their congregations with generous dips into new currents that will enrich their exploration of the great river of congregational song?

The day will involve exploring songs for Holy Week with presentations by and interchanges among:

  • James Abbington, editor of the GIA African American Sacred Music Series, and author of several books on music and worship in the African American tradition;
  • Mary Louise Bringle, author of two collections of hymn texts, Joy and Wonder, Love and Longing (GIA, 2002), and In Wind and Wonder (GIA, 2006);
  • Keith Getty, Irish song writer and collaborator, who wrote “In Christ Alone” (with Stuart Townend) and many other songs;
  • Roy Palavicini, pastor fromCosta Ricain a multiracial church inSouthern California;
  • Pablo Sosa, world-renowned composer and teacher fromArgentina;
  • Paul Westermeyer, long-time teacher of congregational song and author of many books, the latest being Let the People Sing: Hymn Tunes in Perspective (GIA, 2005)

Conference Title

2007 Calvin Symposium on Worship

Event Date

1-25-2007

Event Type

Workshop/Seminar

Type (recording/text)

Recording

Subject Area

Worship

Keywords:

congregational song, worship planning

Upload Date

25-1-2007 12:00 AM

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Jan 25th, 12:00 AM

Exploring & Evaluating New Currents in Congregational Song

A day of exploring the issues of writing and composing new songs for worship, along with worship planning issues of including new songs in diverse communities of faith. What makes a text fresh today for young and old alike? What makes a tune popular today also nourishing tomorrow? What makes a new tune accessible? How can songs from one culture help those in other cultures to worship? And how can worship planners bless their congregations with generous dips into new currents that will enrich their exploration of the great river of congregational song?

The day will involve exploring songs for Holy Week with presentations by and interchanges among:

  • James Abbington, editor of the GIA African American Sacred Music Series, and author of several books on music and worship in the African American tradition;
  • Mary Louise Bringle, author of two collections of hymn texts, Joy and Wonder, Love and Longing (GIA, 2002), and In Wind and Wonder (GIA, 2006);
  • Keith Getty, Irish song writer and collaborator, who wrote “In Christ Alone” (with Stuart Townend) and many other songs;
  • Roy Palavicini, pastor fromCosta Ricain a multiracial church inSouthern California;
  • Pablo Sosa, world-renowned composer and teacher fromArgentina;
  • Paul Westermeyer, long-time teacher of congregational song and author of many books, the latest being Let the People Sing: Hymn Tunes in Perspective (GIA, 2005)