Founded in Dallas, Texas, the Lutheran Hymn Festival began in the early 1990’s with the idea to promote Lutheran hymnody and to celebrate together with other Lutheran churches in the area. Since then, ...

The creative ability of Lutheran hymn writer Martin Franzmann appeared early on. Even as a youngster, he was known for his cleverness with language. To entertain his chums, he’d sometimes make up ...

The fat red Service Book and Hymnal used by the Lutheran Church in America includes ten hymns with words or music by Martin Luther—and not one of them is among the top ten favorites of Lutherans today ...

The Rev. Stephen Starke, 55, of Bay City, is pastor at St. John Amelith Lutheran Church and the author of 175 hymns. Where do you get inspiration for your hymns? Sometimes the inspiration comes as a ...

An Indigenous choir from Hermannsburg in Central Australia has blended its ancient singing traditions with 14th Century German hymns, in a tribute to its mission history. The choir, made up of women ...

Jonathan Busarow thought he would sit with his family and enjoy the concert in honor of his grandfather. Instead, the 25-year-old, who had just finished his master's degree in choral conducting from ...

After 50 years leading music at Faith Lutheran Church in Sequim, Pat Marcy is passing the hymnal to a new musician. Considered an institution for the church and a contributor to a number of community ...

Joachimsthal is a town in Bohemia that was founded on the eve of the Reformation. Silver was mined there and turned into “the standard silver coin of sixteenth century Germany, the Joachimsthaler or ...

John Carl Ylvisaker was a rarity: A widely traveled musician rooted in Minnesota, and a self-effacing man whose music was sung by thousands across the world. Ylvisaker, one of the most popular ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. The Central Australian Aboriginal Women's Choir is a group of 32 Aboriginal women from remote ...

Trinity Lutheran Church’s Pasi organ comes to life July 20 as part of “Hymn Festival,” a special summer performance featuring two nationally known organists, David Cherwien and Mark Sedio. Cherwien, ...