With a Voice of Singing
Essays on Children, Choirs, and
Music in the Church
In Honor of Ronald A. Nelson
ISBN:978-1-933-794-03-7
$16.00
184 Pages
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“As architect of the church’s music on a much higher level, Ron has been a shaper of the
liturgy... The significance of someone so well-read in the rich and historic musical literature focusing knowledge, wisdom, and skill in service of music in the church cannot be overstated.”
-Paul Manz
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THE BOOK: A composer, conductor, church musician, and educator, Ronald A. Nelson has spent the last sixty years shaping the lives of children and adults through his prolific choral and liturgical compositions and his passion for the people’s song.
On the occasion of his eightieth birthday, his colleagues in the fields of choral and church music have chosen to honor him with insightful yet practical essays about children, choirs, and music in the life of the church. These essays represent some of the many areas in which the exemplary work and ministry of Ronald A. Nelson provide inspiration for the church musicians of today and tomorrow.
THE ESSAYS: This book is a collection of essays that will prove immensely valuable to all who work to strengthen the church’s musical life in the twenty-first century. Life-long church musicians and teachers who have remarkable skill and passion for music in worship wrote these essays.
Preface (Zebulon M. Highben & Kristina M. Langlois)
Foreword (Paul O. Manz)
A Case for Children's Choirs in Churches (Helen Kemp)
"Tips and Tools" for Music and Worship Education (Martha Fisher)
The Choir School: A Brief History (Elizabeth Shepley)
Recommended Repertoire for Children, Youth, and Intergenerational Choirs
Musical Excellence and the Church Choir I (Anton Armstrong)
Musical Excellence and the Church Choir II (John Ferguson)
Incorporating Global Song into Worship (Ralph M. Johnson)
Recommended Repertoire for Adult Choirs
Worship and the Oratorio Tradition (Paul Westermeyer)
Widening the Circle of Sacred Choral Music (Dale Warland)
Hymnody and the Church (Susan Palo Cherwien & David Cherwien)
Worship in Space (Mons A. Teig)
Biography of Ronald A. Nelson (Kristina Langlois)
Compositions by Ronald A. Nelson
THE EDITORS:
Zebulon Highben is Choirmaster and Associate Musician at Westwood Lutheran Church
Kristina Langlois serves as the Director of Music and Organist at Westwood Lutheran Church
Westwood Lutheran Church is at 9001 Cedar Lake Road St. Louis Park MN 44526 952-545-5623.
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