Voices United: A Congregational Song Podcast
Religion & Spirituality Podcas
Produced and Hosted by Whitworth University church music professor Dr. Ben Brody, the Voices United podcast is supported by The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada and Whitworth University. As the podcast host, Ben’s task is to have as many conversations as he can with as many different congregational song enthusiasts as he can find. These meaningful conversations will seek to explore why people are passionate about congregational song, what works for their congregations, and stories of success and failures that we can be inspired by or learn from.
Location:
United States
Description:
Produced and Hosted by Whitworth University church music professor Dr. Ben Brody, the Voices United podcast is supported by The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada and Whitworth University. As the podcast host, Ben’s task is to have as many conversations as he can with as many different congregational song enthusiasts as he can find. These meaningful conversations will seek to explore why people are passionate about congregational song, what works for their congregations, and stories of success and failures that we can be inspired by or learn from.
Language:
English
Episodes
Adam Tice
12/18/2023
Interview with Adam Tice who most recently served as the text editor for the 2020 Mennonite hymnal, Voices Together and is now the Editor for Congregational Song at GIA Publications, Inc.
Duration:00:37:49
David Lemley
12/18/2023
Interview with Seaver College of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California Professor of Religion David Lemley. He is the recent author of the book "Becoming What We Sing: Formation through Contemporary Worship Music".
Duration:00:36:52
Kate Williams
12/18/2023
Interview with composer, author, and clinician Kate Williams who serves as the Vice President of Sacred Music at GIA Publications, Inc.
Duration:00:33:07
Carlos Colón
12/18/2023
Interview with composer and Assistant Director for Worship and Chapel at Baylor University, Carlos Colón.
Duration:00:31:19
Alan Hommerding
12/18/2023
Interview with organist, hymn text writer, and hymnal editor Alan Hommerding.
Duration:00:42:32
David Bjorlin
12/18/2023
An interview with pastor and hymn text writer David Bjorlin based in Chicago, IL.
Duration:00:41:31
Voices United - Season 3 - Episode 1 - Mary Louise Bringle
12/12/2023
Season 3 of Voices United, A Congregational Song Podcast includes interviews with acclaimed hymn writers, editors of a recent bilingual Spanish/English hymnal, and congregational song scholars. Hosted by music professor and composer Ben Brody.
Duration:00:41:51
Voices United - Season 5 - Episode 6 - Sally Ann Morris (part 2)
6/28/2023
Season 5 of The Center for Congregational Song's podcast "Voices United" Host: Ben Brody Episodes include interviews with Carl P. Daw, Jacque Jones, Chris Shelton, and Sally Ann Morris
Duration:00:25:28
Voices United - Season 5 - Episode 5 - Sally Ann Morris (Part 1)
6/28/2023
Season 5 of The Center for Congregational Song's podcast "Voices United" Host: Ben Brody Episodes include interviews with Carl P. Daw, Jacque Jones, Chris Shelton, and Sally Ann Morris
Duration:00:20:44
Voices United - Season 5 - Episode 4 - Chris Shelton
6/28/2023
Season 5 of The Center for Congregational Song's podcast "Voices United" Host: Ben Brody Episodes include interviews with Carl P. Daw, Jacque Jones, Chris Shelton, and Sally Ann Morris
Duration:00:36:42
Voices United - Season 5 - Episode 3 - Jacque Jones
6/28/2023
Season 5 of The Center for Congregational Song's podcast "Voices United" Host: Ben Brody Episodes include interviews with Carl P. Daw, Jacque Jones, Chris Shelton, and Sally Ann Morris
Duration:00:31:39
Voices United - Season 5 - Episode 2 - Carl Daw (part 2)
6/28/2023
Season 5 of The Center for Congregational Song's podcast "Voices United" Host: Ben Brody Episodes include interviews with Carl P. Daw, Jacque Jones, Chris Shelton, and Sally Ann Morris
Duration:00:29:29
Voices United - Season 5 - Episode 1 - Carl Daw (part 1)
6/28/2023
Season 5 of The Center for Congregational Song's podcast "Voices United" Host: Ben Brody Episodes include interviews with Carl P. Daw, Jacque Jones, Chris Shelton, and Sally Ann Morris
Duration:00:40:26
Voices United - Season 4 - Episode 4 - Rosa Cándida Ramírez
8/10/2022
Rosa Cándida Ramírez is pastor at La Fuenta Ministries, an intercultural and intergenerational bilingual ministry in Pasadena, California. This interview with Rosa took place in Dallas, Texas, in July 2019.
Duration:00:43:36
Voices United - Season 4 - Episode 3 - Janet Wootton
8/10/2022
Janet Wootton is an English hymnwriter, scholar, and theologian. Janet is the author of “This Is Our Song: Women’s Hymn Writing.” This interview with Janet was recorded in July, 2019 in Dallas Texas.
Duration:00:29:01
Voices United - Season 4 - Episode 1 - Susan Briehl
8/10/2022
Susan Briehl is a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, and her hymns appear in the Evangelical Lutheran Worship hymnal and other collections. This interview with Susan was conducted in Spokane Washington, in April, 2022.
Duration:00:47:50
Voices United - Season 4 - Episode 2 - Martin Leckebusch
8/10/2022
Martin Leckebusch is an English hymn writer who has several published collections of hymns and psalm paraphrases. His work can be found in many recent hymnals. This interview with Martin took place in Canterbury, England, in July, 2019.
Duration:00:41:30
Voices United - Season 3 - Episode 6 - Gillian Warson
11/1/2019
Season 3 of Voices United, A Congregational Song Podcast includes interviews with acclaimed hymn writers, editors of a recent bilingual Spanish/English hymnal, and congregational song scholars. Hosted by music professor and composer Ben Brody.
Duration:00:24:32
Voices United - Season 3 - Episode 5 - Maria Cornou & Becky Snippe
11/1/2019
Season 3 of Voices United, A Congregational Song Podcast includes interviews with acclaimed hymn writers, editors of a recent bilingual Spanish/English hymnal, and congregational song scholars. Hosted by music professor and composer Ben Brody. For more information on the hymn festivals mentioned in this episode and how to apply: https://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/festival-application-for-santo-santo-santo-holy-holy-holy-song-festivals For more information on the hymnal covered in this episode: https://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/santo-santo-santo-holy-holy-holy-a-bilingual-hymnal/
Duration:00:25:00
Voices United - Season 3 - Episode 4 - Christopher Idle
11/1/2019
Season 3 of Voices United, A Congregational Song Podcast includes interviews with acclaimed hymn writers, editors of a recent bilingual Spanish/English hymnal, and congregational song scholars. Hosted by music professor and composer Ben Brody.
Duration:00:21:27