In a recent article Donald Hustad called for a philosophy of church music that is more than “a matter of aesthetics.” Such a philosophy is not easy to achieve. Prejudice must be divorced from taste, ...

When you think of live music, you might think of a concert or a nightclub. But one of the hottest markets for live-performance equipment is about as far away from a nightclub as you can get: Church.

Protestant churches have always prided themselves on their preaching and music, especially non-eucharistic churches that rely on the Bible alone to shape their Sunday services. At the other end of the ...

DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) Hispanic congregations are following in the footsteps of Pentecostal churches by raising up music and worship ministers from within, even if they can’t fret a guitar string. DURHAM, ...

Inside the Hammerstein Ballroom's great double doors, beyond the metal gates and metal detectors, the three-story music venue's lights are turned down, the stage empty. A few people mill about, and to ...

It’s not the style or quality of musical performance that brings multiracial churches together, but a commitment to common participation. But what type of music? This is the core question of Gerardo ...

Background: Lister, 40, was born in Geneva, Ohio, and lives in Clifton Park. He received a bachelor of arts in piano performance from Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Ohio, a master's degree in ...

At churches like St. James in Louisville, Ky., services this Christmas will not have in-person choirs or orchestras. But music directors are finding ways to persevere. By Sarah Bahr In a normal year, ...

Disputes with the clergy, low wages and exploitation are placing this national tradition under threat Ivan Hewett is The Telegraph’s Classical Music Critic and an author whose works include Music: ...

When an aunt visited me in Berlin a decade ago, her summary of her first German Mass was short and to the point: “There’s certainly an awful lot of singing.” While Irish Catholics traditionally mutter ...