For those of us blessed to have brass musicians in our church, the first choice for them to play is probably Easter Sunday. But what about other times of the year? Can you use your ensemble for Christmas? Transfiguration? Lent? Where can you find music for these other services? Here are a few resources that hopefully will help you locate appropriate music.
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James Hild is the director of music and organist at All Saints Lutheran Church in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Besides his organ and choir directing duties, Jim directs and plays in the church’s resident brass ensemble. Jim holds music degrees from Jamestown College, and the University of Minnesota. Additional study has been with Harald Vogel (organ), Helmuth Rilling (choral and orchestral) and David Baldwin (trumpet).
Recent Posts
Brass music for the church: it's not just for Easter anymore
Posted on Jul 2, 2012 9:12:59 AM by James Hild in Instruments and Ensembles, in review-prelude
Teaching Hymns to Children
Posted on Jun 4, 2012 8:45:05 AM by James Hild in Assembly Song, in review-prelude
One of the important jobs we do as church music directors is teaching hymns to the children in our congregation. How can we effectively do this?
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