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Garry Humphreys hears about getting congregations to sing again
Madeleine Davies explores the history of worship music and the challenges that it faces
‘Organs and choral music are a great way to attract more young people. They might come for the music but then stay for the worship’
Lucy Winkett traces the legacy of the Reformation for church music today
The label, Same Boat Music, has been launched by Out of the Ark Music, which already distributes songs in more than 18,000 primary schools in the UK
‘Our job here is to try to change people for the better through the music’
Ever wondered how the polished choral effects coming out of your loudspeaker get there? Sarah Meyrick lifts the veil
New research shows how pride and awe exist in choirs, says Madeleine Davies
The new Director of Music at King’s College, Cambridge, talks about choirs to Roderic Dunnett
‘When I was 16, a friend of the family gave me a piano and that was it. I never stopped playing it’
‘I find music and biblical study inseparable. I can’t do one and not the other’
‘The biggest cause of fraught relationships between organists and vicars is poor communication’
Two hundred years ago, church music was very different. Rollo Woods describes the rise and fall of West Gallery music
CATHEDRAL music faces a serious sustainability crisis and is in danger of losing credibility with the public
Angela Tilby
‘Who knew so many people could relate to the composer-biscuit analogy?’
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By Adam Beckett
A young orchestra is giving asylum-seekers and refugees a new activity. Report by Christine Miles
By Madeleine Davies