We’re looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones at the upcoming National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM) conference in Baltimore in just a few short weeks! From July 9-13, MorningStar & E. C. Schirmer will have a booth at the event, and partner with NPM to present several sessions that are greatContinue reading “Getting Ready for NPM”
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Getting Ready for AGO
We go to a lot of conferences each year, but few stir as much excitement and preparation from us as the biennial national conference of The American Guild of Organists. We have several performances and sessions coming up at this year’s AGO that we don’t want you to miss! Check out our full schedule below.Continue reading “Getting Ready for AGO”
Eileen Guenther on Practical Ways to Use “In Their Own Words”
Eileen Guenther, author of In Their Own Words: Slave Life and the Power of Spirituals, offers some insight on using the book as an effective resource. On this text’s ability to save time and increase relevance in service: There are two concordances listing 100 of the most frequently-sung Spirituals that will be of immense helpContinue reading “Eileen Guenther on Practical Ways to Use “In Their Own Words””
“It is important for us music ministers to remember why we do what we do.”
An introduction to Paul Westermeyer’s Church Musicians: Reflections on Their Call, Craft, History, and Challenges by Kelly Dobbs-Mickus Have you ever met Paul Westermeyer? As I was reading his book Church Musicians: Reflections on Their Call, Craft, History, and Challenges, I recognized the direct but impactful style of his discourse from the many times IContinue reading ““It is important for us music ministers to remember why we do what we do.””
Vox Humana praised in recent Pastoral Music & American Organist reviews
Vox Humana was veteran organist Haig Mardirosian’s column in The American Organist, the official journal of the American Guild of Organists as well as the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, which ran monthly for exactly a decade. Appearing in an annotated collection for the first time here, Mardirosian creates an image encompassing both the breadthContinue reading “Vox Humana praised in recent Pastoral Music & American Organist reviews”
In Their Own Words: critical acclaim from American Organist and Diapason
Eileen Guenther‘s groundbreaking study of slavery and spirituals is the first to place the unique voices of an enslaved people squarely within the context of their daily lives. Dr. Guenther‘s deeply researched account weaves a succinct history of “America’s original sin” into an examination of the role of singing and religion in slave life andContinue reading “In Their Own Words: critical acclaim from American Organist and Diapason”
New book celebrates life and legacy of The American Organist column, Vox Humana
MorningStar Music Publishers is pleased to announce the release of collected articles by veteran organist, Haig Mardirosian. Vox Humana is Mardirosian’s column in The American Organist, the official journal of the American Guild of Organists and the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, which ran monthly for exactly a decade from 2003 to 2013. HaigContinue reading “New book celebrates life and legacy of The American Organist column, Vox Humana”
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