Goa revives centuries-old motets, blending Western sacred music and local traditions, as churches bring back Lenten hymns ...

BREMEN, Ga. — “The Sacred Harp” is a pre-Civil War compilation of sacred songs that uses music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares and diamonds, and it is getting an update. Sung in four-part ...

Ater a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Orleans Sacred Music Festival is making a highly anticipated return for its eighth year. This free, day-long event celebrates spiritual traditions ...

Bishop of Kingston Garth Minott, in his opening prayer and remarks, indicated that the choir was started in 1924. The quality of the Palm Sunday presentation tells why the choir boasts a tradition of ...

Today at the Sistine Chapel, for the first time in history, a major new concert work will receive its world premiere beneath ...

Richard Childress directs His Majesty’s Men. The ensemble has an upcoming concert in Chicago on Aug. 12 at the Church of St. John Cantius. The program will feature multiple newly commissioned Marian ...

He sees the choir’s future as encompassing both sacred and non-sacred music. To respond to a wide range of programming, he plans to keep the number of singers fluid, depending on the type of music and ...

I have a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from Syracuse University, a Master of Music degree in opera performance from Boston University and ordination and a degree in Sacred Music from ...

(RNS) — We may notice it more at Christmastime or at the movies, but sacred choral music has the power to move all of us, religious or secular, just about any time. (RNS) — If you’re wondering what ...

Asked to describe the deep influence of Black sacred music on American culture, Braxton Shelley, a minister, musician, and musicologist at Yale, invoked the words of the 19th-century Czech composer ...

At the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, choirs around the world were significantly impacted. Could we gather to sing? If so, could we do it safely to ensure that singers would not be exposed to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For years, Arvo Pärt has been one of the most performed contemporary classical composers in the world. Calle Hesslefors/ullstein ...