Hear music appropriate for turning the calendar, including settings of Psalm 90, some rarely-heard New Year carols, and Christmas carols for the Christmas season.
JOY — Joy to the World!
Hear an hour of the finest carols, the most meaningful, most enduring Christmas music you’ll never hear at the mall!
JOY — The Song of Mary
Hear a major portion of John Rutter’s “Magnificat,” one of the most exuberant settings of that song from the gospel of Luke.
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.