The Road Not Taken: A Documented Biography of Randall Thompson chronicles the extraordinary career of a composer, conductor, arts administrator, teacher, and reformer of music curricula. Based on

For over forty years, David W. Music studied, taught, researched, and published numerous books, articles, and musical compositions for use in the church. In this book, fellow experts in the field pay homage

This book is meant to be a bridge connecting Sunday's worship to the following week's daily life and work by means of words that sound and shape a Christ-like worldview. After an overarching introduction

With this second volume, Christopher M. Brunelle continues to put lowly doggerel to lofty purposes. This collection of entirely new verses provides hundreds of new ways to celebrate the liturgical year and

Carl Schalk's vast experience as a teacher, author, musicologist, and composer makes him uniquely qualified to present this compact but insightful history of Christian hymnody in the Western Church. In it

These meditations for hymn festivals, worship services, and for private reading are inspirational and thought-provoking. They reflect the writer's years of experience in crafting meaningful worship. The

This book from revered church musician Paul Westermeyer offers insight and perspective applicable to anyone working in a church or church music setting. This volume contains collected reflections, essays,

Like an Advent calendar or a box of chocolates, The Church Year in Limericks is not meant to be enjoyed all at once. Each stanza exists on its own, and reading the entire collection straight through

This 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. A succinct history is woven into an

A delightful second volume of brief essays by one of the foremost experts in church music. Carl Schalk's wit, charm, and wisdom shine through each of these essays. Some may make you uncomfortable while

The work of the church musician has always been challenging. In today's climate, there is a need to find new and effective ways to clearly articulate this calling to clergy, congregations, and choir

These essays by David W. Music and Paul Westermeyer discuss church music in the United States from the middle of the eighteenth century to the end of the nineteenth. Not a comprehensive history, they can be

A three-year series of devotional books, these thoughtful volumes are presented as a resource to correspond with the Revised Common Lectionary. Brief commentaries on scripture readings or hymn texts are

Following on the success of the first volume, "Crossings', this second volume of meditations for hymn festivals and worship services includes the same beautiful expressions of faith that have made the

This book gives organists the techniques necessary to create a variety of pleasant settings based on the notes of the hymnal harmonizations. The hymnal serves as the basic printed resource for taking