Showing posts with label Faith in Song. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Faith in Song. Show all posts
Monday, June 25, 2012
New Discoveries in Music
Children's Music Matters
As one with the enviable position of being able to introduce good music and song into the lives of +100 elementary students, you know that this title would have grabbed my attention immediately.
I first heard Sandra McCracken sing a soulful rendition of "Dear Refuge of my Weary Soul" at the Gospel Coalition in Chicago. I've been tracking her music ever since along with that of her hubby Derek Webb (Indelible Grace) and am just now, digesting her first ever album for kids Rain For Roots which I first purchased as a four song pre-sale product available on NoiseTrade.
There.
You've been asking where I find my music.
NoiseTrade is one of the newest favourite places to search for good and upcoming music and a most excellent forum to 'test' it without investing too much too early.
The money I have wasted collecting music that I seldom or never listen to again is lamentable.
Hopefully, this can circumvent a similar experience for you.
This next album that is bringing new styles and sounds to my ears is Coal Train Railroad.
Jazz and all that fun stuff.... I'm testing it out tomorrow on a fabulous fivesome in the age range of 4-6.
I just heard from the Rain for Roots band that they would certainly stop in at our school for a live mini-concert if and when they tour the area!
Cool that.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Carols & Classics December 15-17, 2011
Hi all:
I've kept you waiting far too long in posting this. My sincere apologies. I just found this video on You Tube (see below). It happens to be Andrew Peterson in the flesh singing the song he wrote:
Behold the Lamb of God.
It's a Christmas song that sounds very much like an Easter song and thereby fits beautifully with the vision of our upcoming Carols & Classics Concert for the Community.
30 sweet voices from CCS grades 5-8 will be joined by 50 adult voices and an incredible orchestra to present the Great Story of Salvation in Song at Rehoboth Church on the evenings of December 15, 16, and 17th, 2011 from 7:30 - 9:30 pm. It is a one hour program filled from start to finish with beautiful carols and excerpts of Handel's Messiah. All proceeds to benefit the Flamborough Food Bank.
Admission to be determined (possibly a $5.00 head charge or perhaps even a donation of a non-perishable food item).
Carols & Classics is an outreach project adopted by the Home Mission committees of both congregations of Rehoboth church. It is to be advertised heavily in newsprint, bulletin/posters/signage in area business and area churches... no doubt you will soon be hearing far more about this. You will be encouraged to engage yourselves in this unique outreach program - consider sharing the gospel in song with a personal invitation to neighbour or co-worker and support the great needs of the local Food Bank at the same time. Small cardstock invitations will be available for distribution.
The CCS students will launch each program with this song (the one in the video); they are to sing unison along with most of the other songs and will be featured alone in O Little Town of Bethlehem.
Thirty students signed up last week. We've since met and talked about the 'cost' to them:
This may be considered a pioneer project - we generally don't invite the public to our programs.
"Yet in this dark world shineth - the everlasting Light!" the privilege to share this evangel is both necessary and urgent. I trust it will be a rich experience for all involved. Perhaps with the Lord's blessing, it will be the first of much more to come.
I've kept you waiting far too long in posting this. My sincere apologies. I just found this video on You Tube (see below). It happens to be Andrew Peterson in the flesh singing the song he wrote:
Behold the Lamb of God.
It's a Christmas song that sounds very much like an Easter song and thereby fits beautifully with the vision of our upcoming Carols & Classics Concert for the Community.
30 sweet voices from CCS grades 5-8 will be joined by 50 adult voices and an incredible orchestra to present the Great Story of Salvation in Song at Rehoboth Church on the evenings of December 15, 16, and 17th, 2011 from 7:30 - 9:30 pm. It is a one hour program filled from start to finish with beautiful carols and excerpts of Handel's Messiah. All proceeds to benefit the Flamborough Food Bank.
Admission to be determined (possibly a $5.00 head charge or perhaps even a donation of a non-perishable food item).
Carols & Classics is an outreach project adopted by the Home Mission committees of both congregations of Rehoboth church. It is to be advertised heavily in newsprint, bulletin/posters/signage in area business and area churches... no doubt you will soon be hearing far more about this. You will be encouraged to engage yourselves in this unique outreach program - consider sharing the gospel in song with a personal invitation to neighbour or co-worker and support the great needs of the local Food Bank at the same time. Small cardstock invitations will be available for distribution.
The CCS students will launch each program with this song (the one in the video); they are to sing unison along with most of the other songs and will be featured alone in O Little Town of Bethlehem.
Thirty students signed up last week. We've since met and talked about the 'cost' to them:
- the occasional noon hour rehearsal on choir days
- ONE after school or Saturday rehearsal here at my home
- a dress rehearsal (or maybe even two) at the church with the adult choir and orchestra (this will most likely fall on Monday evening of the performance week)
- three evening performances in a row on the afore-mentioned dates
- the necessity of wearing black & white
- the necessity of parental permission and support
This may be considered a pioneer project - we generally don't invite the public to our programs.
"Yet in this dark world shineth - the everlasting Light!" the privilege to share this evangel is both necessary and urgent. I trust it will be a rich experience for all involved. Perhaps with the Lord's blessing, it will be the first of much more to come.
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