by Marilyn Biery | Sep 17, 2019 | Blog: Keyboard to Keyboard (Biery), Pulling out all the Stops
This is one of the questions most of us have, whether or not we studied the organ in college, privately, or are just interested in how it all works. I happen to be married to someone who sees all those knobs and buttons as a delightful opportunity to experiment. (Kind...
by Jennifer Budziak | Sep 12, 2019 | Bilingual Liturgy, Bilingual Music, Blog: Ministering through Music (Budziak), Multicultural Worship, Podcast
https://singamen.giamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Podcast-21KolarFINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Android | RSSThis past summer, GIA welcomed our new Editor for Spanish and Bilingual Resources, Mr. Peter Kolar. Today’s podcast is a conversation...
by Marilyn Biery | Sep 4, 2019 | Blog: Keyboard to Keyboard (Biery)
Well, ok, I’ll admit, I’m not quite sure how being capricious fits in with organ music, but I’m looking to attract your attention. It’s my hope to transmit my love of the organ and its repertoire to you, with the idea that you will become so smitten...
by Jennifer Budziak | Sep 3, 2019 | Blog: Ministering through Music (Budziak), Music Directors, Music Ministry
On the one hand, we are ministers, singing in the church choir is not like concert performance, and we want to be hospitable and welcoming to those who feel called to serve. Shouldn’t everyone who wants to sing be able to join the choir? On the other hand, what...
by Peter Kolar | Aug 24, 2019 | Bilingual Liturgy, Blog: ¡Cantemos Amen! (Kolar), Multicultural Worship
Today marks three weeks since the mass shooting in El Paso, TX, where twenty-two innocent lives were taken at a Walmart store and dozens more wounded. In the days since the shooting, prayer vigils, gatherings, rallies, events, fundraisers, and, most importantly,...
by Marilyn Biery | Aug 22, 2019 | Blog: Keyboard to Keyboard (Biery)
Three years ago I was lucky enough to go on a tour of Germany with a group of organ enthusiasts. The theme was “In the footsteps of Bach,” and we visited many of the churches and towns where J.S. Bach served, or that were significant to his life. Our first stop was...
