“Are you going to play ‘Ó, Felséges Úr, mi kegyes Istenünk’ today? ” the mentor asked.“Yes, it is really fascinating, but what does it mean?” I replied.“Oh! I see, it’s written in Hungarian. Ok, it’s Psalm 8, the title is ‘O, majesty Lord, our merciful God’. ‘Úr’ mean ‘Lord’, you will again and again see …
Deeply relaxed and rested in prayer. Among many measures been taken for worship service during COVID19 period, this writing is going to talk about two of them, and how they actually helped me worship. And one surprise finding. 1. Without singing. Usually I would be busy looking at the wall (showing number), to know which …
Life does not have to be as it always was. New hope is just around the corner. Due to the current situation, I have to draw new plan, new programme, new arrangement and with no clue if everything is going to work or to start over again. And precisely because of this unknown future, it is …
Once upon a time, when the children were still singing … … No, it is not a fairy tale, but a real incident that happened on 9th February 2020. On the 9th day of Brexit, my children choir was singing in the Worship service. The dark cloud of Brexit cleared up a bit because of the …
No children’s choir, no youth choir, no adult choir, no string orchestra, no Worship services, and no concerts. Jobless? Definitely not. All those activities being mentioned are only 10% of my job. The preparation work is 90% for usual church musician, for a newbie like me may be is 120%. Life goes on as usual, only …
Notes about the Pop and Gospel choir weekend in 5 photos. 6-8.03.2020 | Stadtkirche Leonberg Lyrics: Lucienne Steup Music: Christoph Georgii 1. Preparation. Preparation work like choosing songs and design liturgy for Worship service. Psalm 46 and Mark 4:35-40 were the Bible readings for the Sunday, and we have …
26th to 29th February, I was attending Württemberg Church Music Conference in Bad Urach. It was meaningful to start lent in this serene monastery. I have chance to step out of my daily life and to rethink about the essence of church music with others. I’m being introduced to international choral music repertoire, I …
Lent is 40 days of preparation for Easter. Christian choose to give up something such as chocolate, alcohol, social networking, etc., during the Lent season. They each have their own reason of practicing lent . Not everyone practicing lent has a spiritual reason, more about getting rid of bad habits or being healthy. However, my …