[rodgersorgan] Re: Contemporary Music in Church
- From: Ferdinand Kuhn <ujk_ffk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 10:37:36 -0400
Hi Clark - Fred here - e-musician, StAndrew, Stuart, FL
Here are my last words: I have been a member of the Association of Pastoral
Musicians, NPM, in DC, for many years and learnt a lot as to what to do and what
not to do with music, choirs, and congregations in the house of God.
I learnt to like and play any style of church music and I know how to overcome
difficulties with non-cooperative domain experts. I am an avid supporter of
Organ
Music and congregations are my favorite singers. The task that we have is to
engage them into singing, because I believe, that God doesn't hear MIDI nor
electronics, only our voices from our hearts. - Enough said.
Look at NPM's web site: < www.NMP.org >. They sponsor organ workshops, organ
accreditation, cantor workshops and the list goes on and on. I attended several
of their annual meetings and always came back full of vim and vigor.
And that's that. - God Bless Musicians, especially organists.
HANEYRPH@xxxxxxx wrote:
> I have one more thing to say about this, then I will be quiet. Our church
> does have a blended type of service. We have 3 praise songs after the call to
> worship, 1 traditional hymn after the offertory and 1 traditional invitation
> hymn at the end. Our church has an older Rodgers analog organ without a
> PR300s. After playing the praise songs for some time (they are very simple),
> I was informed that this style of music did not lend itself to be
> "organistic" (preacher's word-not mine), and hereafter he (also being a
> pianist) would be playing them on the piano accompanied by a lady with a
> guitar. Having a PR300s at home, I know what you could do for these choruses
> to be really enhanced for the worship experience, but since we have none at
> the church, I sit idle most of the time. I am strictly volunteer, there is no
> compensation for musicians here. My mother was the church pianist/organist
> and she pushed my sister and I to give our talents back to the Lord, and I
> truly believe I would be miserable and guilty if I were to quit-even though
> she has been gone for six years. I keep thinking-"this too shall pass", and
> if we ever change ministers and get one who is not a closet musician, my
> services may be more in demand once again.
>
> Clark Haney Wells
> Tahoka, Texas
>
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