When Singing is Silenced: Addressing Anxiety
Webinar: June 24, 2020; 3:00pm – 4:00pm EDT. Zoom Gathering for Participants: July 1, 2020; 3:00pm – 4:00pm EDT. What are we to do during when we can’t gather and make music during this time? […]
Music During a Time of Quarantine, Part 2
A couple of weeks ago we invited some of our colleagues to tell us how they are making music during this time of quarantine. In this post you can hear them for yourselves. Josh Brown […]
Resources for Music during a Time of Quarantine
Recently Music, Liturgy, and the Arts sent out a request through social media as well as by invitation for musicians to complete a survey as to how they are creating music during this time of […]
A House of Meanings: Christian Worship in Plain Language by Juan Oliver
The Rev. Juan Oliver, liturgist, author, and Custodian of the Book of Common Prayer, has given the Church a wonderful gift – a book about worship that is compelling and one that asks us to […]
Ask Ambrose
Dear Ambrose: My church is not set up to live-stream services. Is there a resource that lists live-streamed services in the country? Thanks for asking that. There are two sites that list live-streamed worship: The […]
Ask Ambrose
Dear Ambrose: Is there an online resource with The Book of Common Prayer, Enriching Our Worship, etc? Yes there is! Go to www.episcopalcommonprayer.org. Here you will find The Book of Common Prayer (in English, French, […]
Lenten Hymns as Anthems
Lent will be here before we know it. Here are suggestions for using hymns as anthems. H82= The Hymnal 1982 LEVAS-Lift Every Voice and Sing II WLP=Wonder, Love, and Praise MHSO=My Heart Sings Out The First […]
Ask Ambrose: Burying the Alleluia
Dear Ambrose: I have heard that some churches “bury the Alleluia” before Lent. What gives? #dreadinglent Dear Dreading Lent, As you probably know, the Church abstains from saying or singing Alleluia during the season of […]
The Rev. Dr. William Bradley Roberts: Friend, Musician, Teacher, Priest
by Ellen Johnston “Bill is a gifted composer and an excellent choral conductor. Most of all, he is an encouraging mentor and a trusted friend.” Dr. Marty Wheeler Burnett William Bradley Roberts and I first […]
Dear Ambrose
Dear Ambrose: This coming Sunday is the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, but I also see on the calendar the it is also the Feast of the Presentation. Which propers do I use? Signed, Rubric […]