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Praying Twice: The Music and Words of Congregational Song. - Review - book review
Praying Twice: The Music and Words of Congregational Song. By Brian Wren. Westminster John Knox, 385 pp., $22.95. In one of his earliest hymns, Brian Wren wrote that "we will not question or re...(Continue Reading) Zhongxi Wu and Karen Wei-Min Wong By the River Water: Chinese Instrumental Music Global Village 2505 - Brief Article
The world is changing; the U.S. is changing. The Asian population of New York City doubled between 1990 and 2000. This recording, made by Chinese immigrant ......(Continue Reading)Music to live by: singer Diana Krall's interpretations of old American standards are perfectly in tune with the need of many listeners to rediscover a
Many industries were hit hard in the wake of the events of Sept. 11: financial services, restaurants and travel, to name a few. But seven months later ......(Continue Reading)The folk process: lyrics sent by our readers: new words to old tunes or snatches of a good song—different viewpoints, too
Mondegreens are misheard words. My first experience with them was in hymns where "the consecrated cross I'd bear" became "a consecrated ......(Continue Reading)Music in the Modern Age
Surprised by Beauty: A Listener's Guide to the Recovery of Modern Music, by Robert R. Reilly, Washington, D.C.: Morley Books, 2002. 351 pp. IN HIS ......(Continue Reading)
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