A Grand Celebration - PraiSing 08

In the loft at the Schermerhorn - what an incredible hall!

We celebrated the release of the new Baptist Hymnal tonight. Mike Harland and the LifeWay folks planned a wonderful evening. I have a whole lot of things to say about the evening and why bother with a new hymnal and about worship and all kinds of things I thought of throughout the day (preparing) and the evening (WOW!), but it is 11:32 and Cheryl and I leave for Rio tomorrow on a mission trip so it will all have to wait.




Rehearsal at FBC, Nashville

But I did want to put up a couple of pictures and a video so Paul could see them. There aren't any pics or vids of tonight (it's a bit tacky to film yourself singing in a concert) so these are from this afternoon's rehearsals at the Schermerhorn.

A Dynamic Week

Oooooo, I have a crazy week this week. You probably do too. I think that's just the way life is now. Right now I'm getting ready to go to Grace Baptist Church in Tullahoma for a one night revival. I'm also making some arrangements and double checking on several things for the Chorale to sing this Friday night at the Schermerhorn Symphony Hall in Nashville. LifeWay is having a HUGE celebration with many famous people (even more famous than me - ha ha ha) as they introduce and celebrate their new Baptist Hymnal. I'm also "staging" my house so that while I am on mission to Rio my realtor can show it and get a bidding war going between a few families so I can sell it for even more - (dream on.....)

But the dynamics I want to talk about are the choir's! Wow! We have had several weeks lately where your dynamics have been incredible. The softs have been very nice and the louds and been good and powerful and not over-sung.

There's an old musician's joke - (the joke is old, not the musician writing out the joke). The directors says, "let's really emphasize the dynamics here" (or something like that) and then some guy yells from the back, "Dynamics? We're playing as loud as we can!"

So, thank you for your sensitivity and for watching and for singing beautiful dynamics.

See you Wednesday.

I still have Fine Arts Camp pictures to post. Perhaps tomorrow...

Sunday's Music - July 27, 2008

We had a great rehearsal last night. Thanks to everyone who was able to join us. I'll be looking for all of you Sunday morning.

We'll be singing these songs with the congregation:

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Days of Elijah

All Hail, King Jesus

Choir anthem - Everlasting

Rock of Ages (not your grandma's hymn)

Nothing But the Blood

Covers Me for Life

In Christ Alone

Keith and Kristyn Getty, the writers of In Christ Alone will be singing at PraiSing 08 on 8/8/08 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Hall in Nashville when LifeWay introduces their new hymnal. I'll be singing that night too with the Tennessee Baptist Men's Chorale. It will be a wonderful evening!!! I'll write more about it later.