Articles
- EFY 2005 Songs That Endure in Personal WorshipFor Latter-day Saint youth in the mid-2000s, the annual Especially For Youth album was more than a souvenir from conference week. It was the soundtrack of road…
- Why the battle of Jericho became a staple in LDS youth choirsThe walls of Jericho came tumbling down according to the Book of Joshua, and across generations, Latter-day Saint musicians have turned that ancient victory…
- What sold and why: lessons from a former Deseret Book music buyerWhen former Deseret Book music buyer Jared Hansen looks back across fifteen years of selecting titles for the company's retail shelves, he remembers the first…
- Five Hymns That Feature The Harp In Classic RecordingsThe harp has a distinctive place in Latter-day Saint music. Its clear, rounded tone can suggest stillness, welcome and reverence, while gentle arpeggios give…
- Tracing the Evolution of LDS Music Publishing From 1980 to 2010Between 1980 and 2010, the world of Latter-day Saint music transformed from a cottage industry of cassette tapes and locally produced songbooks into a digital…
- Brass quintet arrangements of restoration hymns now availableWhen a five-piece brass ensemble takes on the Restoration hymn tradition, the result feels both reverent and freshly animated. Across Utah studios and…
- Sacred sounds for the long drive to General ConferenceThe M1 from Sydney to Brisbane can swallow a whole tank of petrol while a family of five in the back seat polishes off a sleeve of Arnott's biscuits. For…
- The Shepherd's Song: Janice Kapp Perry's 1994 album revisitedIn the early 1990s, the LDS music scene flourished with songwriters and performers crafting messages of faith, family, and devotion that resonated deeply with…
- A practical guide to caring for vintage LDS sheet musicVintage Latter-day Saint sheet music holds a quiet place in the history of church hymnody, capturing harmonies and arrangements that shaped generations of…
- Ambient Hymns Find a Modern Voice on The Still Small VoiceWhen ambient music first emerged as a counterpoint to busier, beat-driven genres, few imagined it would eventually cross paths with traditional hymnody. Yet…