Tag: Spirituals
Claiming the power of song
![Song is important at General Conference](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/singing-women-UMNews-Kathleen-Barry.jpg)
Sermons are powerful but words combined with a melody “stick with us,” says Zebulon M. Highben, director of Music at Duke University Chapel. What’s a song that sticks with you?
Musician keeps heritage alive
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Since his great-grandmother’s funeral, musician James W. Story’ mission has been to keep African American spirituals relevant for future generations.
Words of soil and soul
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Musician and seminary professor Eileen Guenther describes Spirituals as ‘the most powerful music ever created.’