Most people understand that bars with live music often have a cover charge or a two-drink minimum. But when it comes to ...

“It’s simultaneously worship and public Christianity.” The ancient Greek hymn is by far the oldest surviving piece of Christian music—it predates the next notated work by six centurie ...

There is nothing more difficult to put into words than the sublime. The thing to be described might be a piece of music, a scenic vista or a jolt of transcendent love. The challenge of defining ...

Joined by co-writer Ben Fielding ("Goodness Of God," "What A Beautiful Name,") the two were asked by historian Dr. John Dickson to help recreate a hymn from a piece of papyrus unearthed in Egypt ...

Obviously you will get some silly answers (“Cauliflowers fluffy” is not a hymn), and teenagers hate to admit that they ever sing anything, especially in church. Maybe give them all a piece of ...

Included in the evening's programs are Randall Thompson's Alleluia and selections from Guettel's Myths and Hymns, pieces performed virtually by the ensemble last season. READ: Complete ...

The piece follows traditional Western four-part harmony but incorporates African rhythm, starting with a simple bassline and growing into something that makes you dance.’ Hymns of Bantu, released on ...

Archaeologists at Sutton Hoo, a 1,400-year-old boat burial in England, have discovered pieces of a broken bucket from the Byzantine Empire. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Several of his pieces have been performed by The Crossing, a virtuosic choir that has won three Grammy awards. Lang is also a great admirer of Charles Ives, the modernist American composer who started ...

Music has been composed for the event and will be intertwined with traditional hymns and historically significant pieces. Andrew Nethsingha, organist and master of the choristers at the historic ...