Articles
- Hymns for a sealing: music for the eternal welcomeA Latter-day Saint sealing marks a family covenant with a sense of welcome, peace and lasting hope. Music chosen for the surrounding wedding day can help…
- Exploring Mack Wilberg’s Choral and Choir WorksMack Wilberg’s music occupies a distinctive place in contemporary sacred choral repertoire. His compositions and arrangements combine the scale of concert…
- When LDS Music Stores Filled the Digital ShelfThere was a time when discovering Latter-day Saint music felt like entering a small, warmly lit shop rather than searching an endless streaming library. A new…
- How to Create a Hymn Playlist for a Youth Temple TripA hymn playlist can help young people prepare spiritually for a temple trip while making a long journey feel more peaceful and purposeful. The right mix of…
- Songs That Shaped Relief Society LifeMusic has long given Relief Society meetings a shared language of worship, service and memory. From early Latter-day Saint settlements to contemporary…
- A Child's Prayer turns thirty: a hymn that crossed oceansIn 1994, Janice Kapp Perry sat at her piano in Utah and wrote a song that would travel further than she could have imagined. Three decades on, "A Child's…
- Tips for accompanying a congregation on a digital keyboardFor pianists serving in small branches and larger wards across Australia, switching from an acoustic upright to a digital instrument can feel like stepping…
- The Story Behind Abide With Me; ’Tis EventideFew Latter-day Saint hymns create such a clear sense of evening as “Abide With Me; ’Tis Eventide”. Its language turns the close of day into a quiet spiritual…
- Cataloging Ward Choir Music With Insights From a Library ProfessionalIn a small chapel in suburban Brisbane, a volunteer music librarian sits at a folding table surrounded by hymnals and manila folders. Ward choir music across…
- LDS Christmas Albums for Cosy Christmas Evenings in AustraliaWhen most people picture a classic Christmas, they imagine snow, roaring fires, and scarves pulled tight. Down Under, the season flips that script. December…