Entries categorized as Music
Music meme
Musician Geoff Colmer has taken up my meme here, and mentions among others the astounding and fantastic Martin Taylor. Go read:
Wonder and Wondering: Music that made you stand still in wonder.
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Music licensing laws to change
The RSCM reports that changes to the law mean that you will no longer be able to play pre-recorded music in church without a PPL licence.
The restrictions don’t affect weddings, but they will affect Emerging/Fresh Expressions/Alternative Worship groups who like to create spiritual and worship experiences from art, installations, video and recorded music.
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Music
A while back I was asked to join the AdvisoryBoard of the Royal School of Church Music. It’s an institution with a long pedigree, but if you think it’s exculsively for robed choirs and church organs, look again – it’s actually a pretty wide ranging organisation, promoting all kinds of music.
In particular, if you are More...
Music, Conversion and God
Here’s an article about eight musicians who left their career to work/live/sing for God, and then later came back to music. Go on, guess who they are before you look…
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E.S.T. Retrospective
I’ve just been reading the reviews of Retrospective; I think I have most of these tracks, but I may just get the album anyway (or tell my son to speak to Santa) as they will sound different in a new compilation.
I think my own favourite is still Viaticum – I saw them play at More...
TED, inspiration, sermons, and shining eyes
One of the things I try to instill in people I supervise is that if, when, you have the opportunity to address a group of people, they will be far more likely to engage with what you say if they feel you are talking to them, not reading a script.
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Soul music for the Black Dog
I am picking myself up by the bootstraps lately. As the comedian said, if it's not one thing it's your mother. Good in Parts, as so often, comes to the rescue with words from an unlikely source. Much though I respect his ideas, I never think of Luther as a cheery chap. But he said More...
Bobby McFerrin sings Ave Maria
thanks to Lynfa who put me on to these via the comments.
Have a blessed weekend
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what music makes you cry?
Stephen Hough the pianist asks the question – and wonders whether it's the beauty of the music itself, or just the associations, that give you the lump in the throat.
Me? The second movement of Bach's violin concerto always gets me. So does Crowded House singing Together Alone. Every single time. Different genres, More...
Advent Beach Huts (again)
If I lived within 20 miles I would go to this every single evening. Even at a distance, I am going to make it down to the seaside for a couple of them.
If you're in Sussex, or can manage a trip to Hove (yes, it's just along the beach from Brighton) then it's my top More...
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author musician theologian
Maggi has kept a blog since September 2003, writing about theology and faith, the arts and literature, and a little about life and random nonsense...
This title focuses on the importance of understanding who God is - and who he is not. It explores the core Lenten idea of 'giving up', taking it beyond the traditional idea of simply abstaining from something.
This book compares and contrasts the different Gospel narratives of Christ's coming. It is designed specifically for use in 2007, highlighting links to the Church calendar. It is intended for those wanting daily Bible readings for Advent.
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