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Guest post from Jubilate Music Group Lloyd Larson has become one of today's most published and performed church music writers. A frequently called-upon clinic and conference resource, Larson has been a singer, keyboard player, and arranger. Having earned his B.A. from Anderson University, Anderson, IN, Lloyd next completed his M.C.M. at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary... Continue Reading →
Mårten JanssonEvery time we listen to Swedish composer Mårten Jansson we can't help but get swept up in the whirlwind of emotions he creates. His music is full of all of the compositional elements that choristers love to sing: sweeping melodic lines, open chords and expressive dissonance. Ultimately, though, performers and audiences alike fall in... Continue Reading →
Guest post by Mark Cabaniss Just 30 or 40 years ago, the Tenebrae service was foreign to many a church, despite the service's ancient roots. The Roman Catholic Church embraced it early, but it has only become popular and more regularly practiced in Mainline Protestant churches (and even some traditional evangelical churches) in recent decades.... Continue Reading →
Biography Composer and pianist Ola Gjeilo was born in Norway in 1978 and moved to the United States in 2001 to begin his composition studies at the Juilliard School in New York City, where he currently resides. Ola’s recordings include the Decca Classics albums Ola Gjeilo (2016) and Winter Songs (2017), featuring Tenebrae, Voces8, and... Continue Reading →
Guest post by Mark Cabaniss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YuVxky9Lm0 Years ago, I had the privilege of participating in a week-long choral arranging workshop led by legendary choral composer/arranger Alice Parker, held at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. That week spent with Ms. Parker had a tremendous impact on not only my own choral composing and arranging,... Continue Reading →
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