Session Description
Music in this service was written, and is being offered, by persons experienced in blues and jazz. However, we ask you not to try to define what particular piece of music is jazz and what is not jazz in this service. Our only goal is hold a fitting Vespers to end the afternoon.
We are not trying to prove any point of view. We are not saying that music from the history of the Church is no longer valid for today's worshippers. Nor are we trying to show that music derived from jazz should be recommended for present-day worship. Indeed we are not even promoting the idea that this kind of music will attract new worshippers.
But since all of us have various skills we can offer to God, our Vespers Service today has been designed to allow musicians who play jazz to share their own gifts, and in so doing, involve the worshippers in a special worship experience.
Conference Title
2008 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
1-24-2008
Event Type
Worship Service/Concert
Type (recording/text)
Text
Service Type
Vesper Service
Keywords:
jazz, vesper, Psalm 122, Let Them Be One, Agnus Dei, Standing in the Need of Prayer, Fairest Lord Jesus, The Lord's Prayer, Precious Lord Take My Hand
Recommended Citation
Doemland, Edward; Whitney, Rae E.; Schipper, Laura; Bratton, Susanna Dennis; Looman, Sarah; Schekman, Joel; Bowman, Martha; Laurence, Chris; Peterson, Erich; Braswell, Peter; and Knapp, Fred, "Jazz Vespers - 2008 Calvin Symposium on Worship" (2008). Symposium on Worship Archive. 66.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2008/allitems/66
Included in
Jazz Vespers - 2008 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Music in this service was written, and is being offered, by persons experienced in blues and jazz. However, we ask you not to try to define what particular piece of music is jazz and what is not jazz in this service. Our only goal is hold a fitting Vespers to end the afternoon.
We are not trying to prove any point of view. We are not saying that music from the history of the Church is no longer valid for today's worshippers. Nor are we trying to show that music derived from jazz should be recommended for present-day worship. Indeed we are not even promoting the idea that this kind of music will attract new worshippers.
But since all of us have various skills we can offer to God, our Vespers Service today has been designed to allow musicians who play jazz to share their own gifts, and in so doing, involve the worshippers in a special worship experience.