Music from St. Mark's Lutheran in Jacksonville

It was my first day as a college music major at Jacksonville University  The first piece of music I remember working on was Noel Goemanne’...

Epiphany means “manifestation.”  This festival of the church celebrates the revealing of Christ to the Gentiles.  Light is a big image fo...

Wow! Three of my favorite things in one headline: Christmas, Norway, and the St. Olaf Choir. Who doesn’t love Christmas? About half...

“You Lutherans,” my non-Lutheran friend opined, “just have to sing every stanza of every hymn.”  He paused for emphasis, then added, “Two...

Have you ever heard the singing of angels? I haven’t, but there is an account of angelic singing in the sixth chapter of Isaiah. The pr...

All Saints Sunday invites us to recall the impact other Christians have had on our lives.  This year, I’m thinking particularly about...

Our cantata this year is “Meine Seel erhebt den Herren,” BWV No. 10. Written for the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, ...