The Coffee Hour – Teaching Hymnody in Africa

Andy and Sarah talk with Phil Magness, Music Specialist for West and Central Africa with the LCMS Office of International Mission.

JOY — Messiah

Hear a major portion of “Messiah,” and also Advent carols sung by the National Lutheran Choir, the Bach Society of Saint Louis, and others.

The Coffee Hour – Short Term Mission: Puerto Rico

Andy and Sarah talk with Rev. Thomas Brinkley, Short-Term Volunteer leading a team to Puerto Rico and associate pastor of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Esko, Minnesota.

JOY — O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Hear several versions of the great Advent carol, “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” balanced with a litany of Advent carols and anthems that point us in the direction of Christmas.

The Coffee Hour – Sacred Music at St. Paul’s Des Peres

Andy and Sarah talk with Dr. Mark Bender and Matthew Gerhardt from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Des Peres, Missouri.

JOY — Thanksgiving

Sample hymns and anthems spanning four centuries, plus time-honored expressions of Thanksgiving from Johann Sebastian Bach and his influencers.

The Coffee Hour – Learning the Language of Music (Rebroadcast)

Andy and Sarah talk with Emmy Woock, Director of Music Ministries at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Elmhurst, Illinois.

The Coffee Hour – Music and Art

Andy talks with Christina Schempf, from Holy Cross Lutheran Church in St Louis and Intersect Arts STL.

The Coffee Hour – American Kantorei In Concert

Andy and Sarah talk with Dr. Maurice Boyer, Music Director of the American Kantorei.

The Coffee Hour – Singing through Instruments: Music at Concordia Seminary

Sarah talks with Dr. Jim Marriott, Kreft Chair for Music Arts and Director of Musical Arts at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, and Erica Mertz, associate conductor for Laudamus at Concordia Seminary.