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Dr. Jack
Nov 61 min read
Anticipating Advent: A New Beginning!
Advent launches the new liturgical church year. This tradition goes back to about the fourth century. The name was adopted from Latin...
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Dr. Jack
Oct 301 min read
J. S. Bach at His Best for All Saints!
Bach wrote many choral preludes to be used throughout the liturgical year. Alle Menschen Mussen Sterben was written after Bach was...
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First Presbyterian Church, Pauls Valley, OK
Oct 291 min read
Throwback from Presby Press
Sharon Agee was cleaning out her office and found this throwback Presby Press article from April 19, 2001. This was just a little after...
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Tina
Oct 33 min read
A Chance Meeting
It was early in the afternoon on Saturday, September 21 and I was getting my classroom ready for Children's Worship on Sunday. I normally...
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Dr. Jack
Oct 21 min read
Christmas Carols, a Harp and More!
Sunday, December 15 will be our First Presbyterian Church Christmas Music Concert entitled CHRISTMAS CAROLS: Morning, Noon & Night . Our...
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Tina
Sep 52 min read
Why I Will Miss Summer
According to the calendar, it is still summer. Summer, according to the astronomical calendar, ends on September 21st this year. But...
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Dr. Jack
Sep 41 min read
Martin Luther Said It Best
Martin Luther said, “Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. The gift of language combined with the gift of song was...
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Tina
Aug 13 min read
Thoughts on Iceland
As many of you know, Lenny and I went with a group organized by Lauren Robbins of Second Wind Charters to Amsterdam and Iceland in June...
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Dr. Jack
Jul 311 min read
Suggestions Are Welcome!
Summer is when church music directors sketch out their music plans for the fall and often for the spring also. Through the year, people...
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Tina
Jul 53 min read
What Happened to the Magic?
The Fourth of July with noise from all the community fireworks shows and neighborhood firework shenanigans has come and gone. For me, I...
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Dr. Jack
Jul 31 min read
The Good News, We Have a Pipe Organ!
When the local chapter of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) meets, the first question members usually ask when meeting another...
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Tina
Jun 63 min read
Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost
My title is taken from a longer quote from the book "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J. R. R. Tolkien. The entire quote goes like this:...
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Dr. Jack
Jun 51 min read
Living with a Legend
Max Morath, a friend of mine, was a world-famous ragtime pianist that sparked the international revival of ragtime music in the middle of...
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Tina
May 22 min read
Horray for May!
It is difficult for me to decide what season of the year is my favorite. I have always thought that fall is my favorite time of the year,...
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Dr. Jack
May 11 min read
Update on Organ Repairs
How fortunate we are to have a pipe organ. As the Reformation spread across Europe after Martin Luther nailed his 95 famous writings on...
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Tina
Apr 42 min read
Is it Spring Yet?
To me, Spring has returned by taking baby steps. The first day of spring was March 19; there were many days that were warm and felt very...
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Dr. Jack
Apr 31 min read
Long Needed Work Begins . . .
How lucky we are to have a pipe organ. Congregations sing much better when supported with the sound of an organ. The overtones in the...
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Tina
Mar 72 min read
March Comes in Like a Lion
I love the imagery of the old saying that March "comes in like a lion". When I was teaching kindergarten and pre-kindergarten, this was...
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Dr. Jack
Mar 61 min read
Let's Build a Viennese Choir Sound and Celebrate with Sacher Tort!
One of the best "church" choirs in the world is the Vienna Boy's Choir which traditionally has adults and children, originally all male...
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