“Música Callada” (“Silent Music”) Federico Mompou, 1893–1987 The Catalan composer Federico Mompou’s “Música Callada” has been a consistent companion for me during these perplexing pandemic times. In moments when I am unable to concentrate or feel the task at hand is too much (anyone who quickly learned to record and…

“Música Callada” (“Silent Music”) Federico Mompou, 1893–1987 The Catalan composer Federico Mompou’s “Música Callada” has been a consistent companion for me during these perplexing pandemic times. In moments when I am unable to concentrate or feel the task at hand is too much (anyone who quickly learned to record and…

Katz, Ruth. A Language of Its Own: Sense and Meaning in the Making of Western Art Music. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2009. review by Chelle Stearns I still remember the wonder and awe that I felt in one of my undergrad music history classes when I heard about…

The Townsend School of Music at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia is proud to welcome The Society for Christian Scholarship to campus for the SCSM 2022 Conference. Our local host will be Dr. Nathan Myrick, Assistant Professor of Church Music. This year’s conference looks to be a rich opportunity for…

by Joshua Waggener Since his death in 1759, George Frideric Handel has been known for his ability to work hard, produce (or adapt) music quickly, and create works that surpassed all that had been heard before. For example, his Messiah was famously written in less than a month, incorporating material…

by Cathy Ann Elias Hannah Snavely (Doctoral student at University of California, Riverside), “The Global Encounter as Communitas: Inter-Pilgrim Musicking Along the Contemporary Camino de Santiago” Snavely’s paper on musical experiences on the Camino de Santiago was particularly impressive in its fine judgment of the balance between presenting a very…

Over the last few months, I have meditated on Junius Johnson’s claim about “Our worldly experience of beauty” and that “we call beautiful that which excites this memory [of God] in us” (24). Memory here is not simply a reminder but an embedded knowing found deep in our bones, a…