"O sing to the Lord a new song;
sing to the Lord, all the earth." --Psalm 96:1
The Ascending Voice II is an international symposium devoted exclusively to a cappella music in Christian worship. The symposium will be of interest to university and church choir directors, musicologists, ethnomusicologists, theologians, church historians, singers, and anyone who cherishes sacred a cappella music.
Besides lectures and workshop presentations by the world's leading authorities on this rich style of worship, the symposium’s daily concert lineup includes performances by top collegiate choral groups; the internationally renowned Boys and Girls Choir of Harlem Alumni Ensemble, and Chanticleer, a Grammy Award-winning male a cappella ensemble.
Download The Ascending Voice II program here.
Sacred music is "a magnificent structure every participant helps build in mid-air, built out of air, out of the spirit and breath God gave us, and which we offer back to him in love." -- Frederica Mathewes-Green
"We have a wonderful heritage. I think we will keep it only if we sing. We have to sing much more. We have to practice by doing it. Sing more. Keep singing. Sing. Sing. Sing. Sing before church. Sing during church. Sing after church. Just do it." -- Mary Oyer
