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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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””
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”
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