Each work is deeply personal, reflecting the composer’s views on faith, doubt, and Christianity itself. Both are compelling explorations of the significance of the Christian tradition in the modern ...

The sound defies mere singing, pulsing though the church sanctuary with sufficient force to put hell on alert. For three days this month singers from the United States, Canada and Britain gathered to ...

(RNS) — We may notice it more at Christmastime or at the movies, but sacred choral music has the power to move all of us, religious or secular, just about any time. (RNS) — If you’re wondering what ...

Divine-worship goal aimed at reviving Catholic arts and music is Bolstered by new endeavor in San Francisco. The San Quentin Scola venue kicked off the Benedict XVI Institute’s new activities in a ...

LENOX — For decades after the Bolshevik Revolution, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s reinvention of sacred music from the Russian Orthodox Church went unheard. Tchaikovsky’s composition was a departure from ...

As the first album ever to be recorded inside the Sistine Chapel is released, Archbishop Georg Ganswein said the sacred music featured is not something of the past, but continues to play a role in ...

Mormons carry a special "music gene," some like to say, given how commonly they take piano lessons, fill school choirs and make music so central to church life and activities like weekly Family Home ...

Ask Peter Phillips, founder and longtime director of the Tallis Scholars — renowned specialists in a cappella sacred music from the Renaissance — about the global appeal of the group’s sound, and his ...

Choirs and ensembles dedicated to preserving and transmitting the Church’s timeless musical heritage are surging, inspiring faith and drawing hearts closer to God through beauty. (Clockwise from Left) ...

Editor’s note: To listen along as you read, click the links in the text. These pieces were performed for The Economist by the choir of Jesus College, Cambridge. IN 1605 Charles de Ligny, a Frenchman, ...