The uniquely American “Kirkin’ of the Tartans” service originated at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC, in...
The anthem at the Offertory, “I know that my Redeemer lives” by Sasha Johnson Manning (b. 1963), was commissioned by Sarah Bryan...
For most All Saints’ Day services, we sing the hymn “Shall we gather at the river” in a splendid and surprising arrangement by...
The uniquely American “Kirkin’ of the Tartans” service originated at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC, in 1941, when it was introduced by the Rev. Peter Marshall, a Presbyterian minister and chaplain to the...
The anthem at the Offertory, “I know that my Redeemer lives” by Sasha Johnson Manning (b. 1963), was commissioned by Sarah Bryan Miller in memory of her mother, Eleanor C. “Dolly” Miller. Bryan was a parishioner and...
For most All Saints’ Day services, we sing the hymn “Shall we gather at the river” in a splendid and surprising arrangement by American organist and composer John Ferguson (1941–2025). Ferguson, who died in January of this...
Christopher Robinson (b. 1936) was the organist at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, when he wrote the anthem “Jesu, grant me this I pray.” It was written in memory of John Porter, the Assistant Organist at Windsor, who died...
Motets were a common musical form in 17th-century Lutheran Germany, one that was particularly appreciated by a young J. S. Bach (1685–1750). Motets were distinct from cantatas in that, while they may have employed chorales, they did not...
