Ours is a very eclectic offering. We're affiliated with the church but we're not just offering church music. Our philosophy is that we wanted to bring quality music to the entire valley and let everyone enjoy it since we have a fine venue.
I have always kept one end in view, namely ... to conduct a well-regulated church music to the honour of God.
Modern church music is so constructed that the congregation cannot hear one distinct word.
If I could believe the Quakers banned music because church music is so damn bad, I should view them with approval.
And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent.
The most consistent musical experience I had growing up was church music.
I think it's funny how people get confused when they think about church music, because a lot of times there is a soloist who stands out, but my church wasn't like that at all.
Classical music only really came into my life in 1969. I wish I had heard classical music and church music when I was a teenager or even as a child.
My influences are with Irish music, church music and classical music,
When I did the Abyssinian mass, I went through the whole history of the church music and the gospel music, even with the Anglo American hymns, the Afro American hymns, the spirituals and how it developed, up to Thomas Dorsey and the Dixie Hummingbirds, going through the history of the music, jazz musicians.