What’s sitting on my desk right now? Too many papers! I'm determined to go through them before next Wednesday!!! Book 2 of Biblical Word Searches is at the printer, but I'm being lured into roughing out Book 3, when I should be re-mastering my music...
On the afternoon of Thursday, March 12, I arrived at Winnetka Congregational Church about 2:00pm to prepare for 6:00pm handbell rehearsal and 7:00pm Chancel Choir rehearsal. By 4:00pm the decision was made to close the church for the foreseeable future and...
Members of our chapter were asked to share some of the things you are doing during this shelter-in-place time. Here are some things your colleagues are doing. (Some of them were too humble to send them in, so we had to use scouts in the field.) Barry Wenger: This is...
By Morgan SimmonsFormer Organist and Choirmaster at Fourth Presbyterian Church, ChicagoMorgan and Mary, his wife, served there together for 28 years Morgan Simmons (right) and wife, Mary Last month, I asked Morgan Simmons if he would share some of his life’s story...
Royce Eckhardt (Editor’s note: Persuaded by a family member, Royce Eckhardt recently agreed to write his memoir, a narrative which in large part describes his journey and adventures in becoming a church musician. I encouraged him to submit a brief excerpt of his life...