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New Irish Hymns 4
''New Irish Hymns 4: Hymns for the Life of the Church'' is the fourth and final album in a series of themed albums created and produced by Keith Getty. This album features vocalists Margaret Becker, Joanne Hogg, and Kristyn Getty performing songs by Keith Getty and others (as indicated below). Margaret Becker and Joanne Hogg performed on all four albums in the series. Kristyn Getty performed on nos. 2-4; printings before her marriage to Keith Getty used her maiden name, Kristyn Lennox. Track listing #The Power of the Cross (Hymn for Communion)(by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend (musician), Stuart Townend) #Across the Lands (Hymn for World Missions)(by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend (musician), Stuart Townend) #Your Glory Be Ever Known (Hymn for Opening a Service)(by Keith Getty and Margaret Becker) #Beneath the Cross (Hymn for the Cross and Community)(by Keith Getty and Kristyn Getty) #When Trials Come (Hymn on Suffering)(by Keith Getty and Kristyn Getty) #Speak, O Lord (Hymn for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Becker
Margaret Becker (born July 17, 1959) is an American Christian rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She has had twenty-one No. 1 Christian radio hits, won four Dove Awards, and been nominated for four Grammy Awards. Biography Becker was born in Bay Shore, New York, United States, raised in East Islip, New York, and began playing in coffeehouses while teaching music and taking opera lessons. Having graduated from James Madison University with a degree in communication, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1985, and signed to Sparrow Records as a songwriter; soon after she toured with Rick Cua as a backup singer and sang on Steve Camp's 1986 album '' One on One''. The next year she landed a contract as a solo artist, and released her debut album, ''Never for Nothing''. The single "Fight for God" was her first hit, and her second LP, ''The Reckoning'', followed with two more hits, "Light in the Darkness" and "Find Me". Becker began working with producer Charlie Peacock starting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne Hogg
Joanne Hogg is a Northern Irish musician, best known for her work as the lead singer and songwriter with the Celtic Christian progressive rock and pop band Iona (named after the island Iona). Early life and education Hogg's father is a Presbyterian minister, her mother a nurse; her family also includes three sisters and two brothers. With medicine strong in the family, it was natural for Hogg to become a doctor. Thus, she studied medicine at Queen's University Belfast. In her third year, Hogg was singing at the Christian Artists talent event and was convinced to sing in a school ministry at Youth for Christ in Denmark. After a year, Hogg returned to the University to complete her two remaining years of schooling. After graduating, Hogg interned as a junior doctor at Belfast City Hospital to complete her registration. Six months into working at the hospital, she was taken ill and stopped working for seven months to recover. After recovering, she completed her registration as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristyn Getty
Kristyn Elizabeth Rebekah Getty ( Lennox, born 22 May 1980 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish Christian singer and songwriter. With her husband, Keith Getty, she has co-written many award-winning songs and hymns that have charted on multiple US Billboard charts and been nominated for various awards. Her unique vocal sound has led to duets with artists including Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, Heather Headley, Chris Tomlin, Trip Lee, Michael W Smith, Moya Brennan, Ricky Skaggs, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and Sandra McCracken. Career Keith and Kristyn Getty The Getty hymns are used increasingly both in contemporary and traditional circles, being included in most modern hymnbooks (with a number of these now listing "Getty" as the most-featured composers), while in the more contemporary church, more than 60 of their songs are featured on top 2,000 CCLI charts between the UK and US. Keith and Kristyn Getty have created the Getty Music record label (which is distributed by Capitol Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celtic Music
Celtic music is a broad grouping of music genres that evolved out of the folk music traditions of the Celtic people of Northwestern Europe. It refers to both orally-transmitted traditional music and recorded music and the styles vary considerably to include everything from traditional music to a wide range of hybrids. Description and definition ''Celtic music'' means two things mainly. First, it is the music of the people that identify themselves as Celts. Secondly, it refers to whatever qualities may be unique to the music of the Celtic nations. Many notable Celtic musicians such as Alan Stivell and Paddy Moloney claim that the different Celtic music genres have a lot in common. These following melodic practices may be used widely across the different variants of Celtic Music: *It is common for the melodic line to move up and down the primary chords in many Celtic songs. There are a number of possible reasons for this: **''Melodic variation'' can be easily introduced. Mel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary Worship Music
Contemporary worship music (CWM), also known as praise and worship music, is a defined genre of Christian music used in contemporary worship. It has developed over the past 60 years and is stylistically similar to pop music. The songs are frequently referred to as "praise songs" or "worship songs" and are typically led by a "worship band" or "praise team", with either a guitarist or pianist leading. It has become a common genre of music sung in many churches, particularly in charismatic or non-denominational Protestant churches with some Roman Catholic congregations incorporating it into their mass as well. History and development In the early 1950s, the Taizé Community in France started to attract youths from several religious denominations with worship hymns based on modern melodies. In the mid-20th century, Christian Unions in university environments hosted evangelistic talks and provided biblical teaching for their members, Christian cafés opened with evangelistic ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingsway Music
David C. Cook is an American nonprofit Christian publisher based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was founded as a provider of Sunday school curriculum and remains a major publisher of such materials. It also publishes fiction and nonfiction books and distributes supporting materials like toys and games. Its best selling authors include Francis Chan, Gary Thomas, and J. Warner Wallace. For many years it published a Christian comic book, ''Sunday Pix'', with stories about the adventures of Christian heroes in many different eras and in many parts of the world. History An author and leader in the American Sunday school movement, David Caleb Cook, established the company in Chicago, Illinois, in 1875. He was motivated to provide affordable educational materials for children who had been left homeless in the Great Chicago fire. Cook, who worked as a printer's devil in his father's print shop and as a volunteer in Sunday schools around Chicago, adjudged that most available Sund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Getty
Julian Keith Getty OBE (born 16 December 1974) is a Northern Irish Christian singer and songwriter, best known for writing the modern hymn "In Christ Alone" in 2001 with veteran songwriter and worship leader Stuart Townend. Getty and his wife Kristyn also release music under the musical duo Keith & Kristyn Getty, which have been nominated for many Dove Awards, and have albums that have charted on multiple US Billboard charts. Early life Getty was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, to Helen Getty (née Irwin) and John Getty. He is the eldest of four children. Getty began making music at age 11, learning to play the classical guitar; at 12 years old he began playing the flute. During school, Getty was influenced by classical music, Irish music, and church music of all kinds. As a young adult, he studied music at St Chad's College, Durham University, graduating with his Bachelor of Arts in 1995. As a student, Getty completed special conducting opportunities at the Canford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Townend (musician)
Stuart Townend (born 1963) is an English Christian worship leader and writer of hymns and contemporary worship music. His songs include "In Christ Alone", (2001, co-written with Keith Getty, Townend's first collaboration with any other songwriter), "How Deep The Father's Love For Us", "Beautiful Saviour" and "The King of Love". As of 2008, Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) lists "In Christ Alone" in its Top 25 CCLI Songs list. Career Townend, son of a Church of England vicar in Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire has three older siblings. His father, Rev. John Townend, was vicar of Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge from 1974 until his death in a motor accident in 1985. Townend started learning to play the piano at age 7."Biography of Stuart Townend" BBC Religion and Ethics, 2004, accessed 1 May 2005 At the age of 13, he made a Christian commitment, and began songwriting at age 22. He studied literature at the University of Sussex. He is married with three children. Tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Irish Hymns 2
''New Irish Hymns 2: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit'' is the second in a series of themed albums created and produced by Keith Getty. This album features vocalists Margaret Becker, Joanne Hogg, and Kristyn Lennox (Getty) performing songs by Keith Getty and others (as indicated below). Margaret Becker and Joanne Hogg performed on the previous album, ''New Irish Hymns''; all three singers also performed on '' New Irish Hymns 3: Incarnation'' and '' New Irish Hymns 4: Hymns for the Life of the Church''. Track listing #"See, What a Morning (Resurrection Hymn)" (by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend) #"I Will Trust" (by Kristyn Lennox (Getty) and Keith Getty) #"God of Grace" (by Jonathan Rea and Keith Getty) #"Join All the Glorious Names" (by Kristyn Lennox (Getty) and Keith Getty) #"My Heart is Filled" (by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend) #"Cross of Jesus" (by Kristyn Lennox (Getty) and Keith Getty) #"Come, Let Us Sing" (by Kristyn Lennox (Getty) and Keith Getty) #"Jesus, Ever Abiding Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Irish Hymns 3
''New Irish Hymns 3: Incarnation'' is the third in a series of themed albums created and produced by Keith Getty. This album features vocalists Margaret Becker, Joanne Hogg, and Kristyn Getty performing songs by Keith Getty and others (as indicated below). Margaret Becker and Joanne Hogg performed on the first ''New Irish Hymns'' album with Moya Brennan; all three singers on this CD also performed on '' New Irish Hymns 2: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit'' and '' New Irish Hymns 4: Hymns for the Life of the Church''. Track listing #"Prologue"(by Keith Getty and Tom Howard) #"Glorious Light"(by Kristyn Getty, Keith Getty, and Ian Hannah) #"Joy Has Dawned Across the World"(by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty) #"Holy Child Who Chose the Hearts of Men"(by Kristyn Getty and Keith Getty) #"Imagine"(by Keith Getty and Kristyn Getty) #"Fullness of Grace"(by Kristyn Getty, Keith Getty, and Stuart Townend) #"When Love Came Down to Earth"(by Stuart Townend) #"Jesus, Your Name"(by Keit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech: ''Filharmonici města Prahy'') is a classical orchestra, predominantly composed of Czech classical, jazz and guest musicians. The history of the orchestra goes back to the Film Symphony Orchestra (FISYO), which was founded shortly after World War II, in 1947 as the in-house orchestra for the huge Barrandov Film Studios. After separating and fully privatized it initially performed under the name ''Czech Symphony Orchestra'', but had problems with unauthorized use of the name by other Czech ensembles for themselves. Finally in 1992, after the Velvet Revolution, music producer James Fitzpatrick came up with its current name. The orchestra is drawn from musicians of the State Opera and the Czech National Theatre, and most of its concerts take place at the opera house. Recording The orchestra play and record music for every type of orchestral project including CD albums, major international films, television series, video games an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Irish Hymns (series)
''New Irish Hymns'' is a series of Christian-themed albums created and produced by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend. Each album is performed by different singers: #''New Irish Hymns'' - (subtitled ''In Christ Alone: New Hymns for Prayer and Worship'') - sung by Máire Brennan, Margaret Becker and Joanne Hogg #''New Irish Hymns 2'' (subtitled ''Father, Son, and Holy Spirit'') - sung by Margaret Becker, Joanne Hogg, and Kristyn Lennox (Getty) #'' New Irish Hymns 3'' (subtitled ''Incarnation'') - sung by Margaret Becker, Kristyn Getty and Joanne Hogg #''New Irish Hymns 4 ''New Irish Hymns 4: Hymns for the Life of the Church'' is the fourth and final album in a series of themed albums created and produced by Keith Getty. This album features vocalists Margaret Becker, Joanne Hogg, and Kristyn Getty performing songs ...'' (subtitled ''Hymns for the Life of the Church'' - sung by Margaret Becker, Kristyn Getty and Joanne Hogg References {{Authority control Irish Christian hymns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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