The Guitarchestra makes it all seem so effortless, but in fact, a lot of rehearsal goes on behind the scenes to make the magic happen. Here are a few small windows into a recent rehearsal:
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
Rest in the Lord, My Soul
Greg, gently correcting a musician’s mistake

One of the great things about working at COS is that I’m surrounded by people who are leaders in their respective fields. Got a question about philosophy, statistics, or aesthetics? Just ask around at coffee hour and you’ll get an answer from any number of recognized authorities.
So this week, when I saw that Jack would [...]

A fair amount of the music we sing at COS is written by our congregation’s composers, but this Sunday was unusual even for us: we premiered two brand new songs in one service. The first is Coni Huisman’s “Gloria,” which we’ll sing throughout the remaining weeks of our Pentecost liturgy. The second is a new [...]

We are pleased to announce that Zac Hicks’ setting of Psalm 100, “All People That on Earth Do Dwell,” has won the Church of the Servant 2010 New Psalm Contest. Read more.

In an effort to encourage Psalm-singing, Church of the Servant invites congregational songwriters to submit a Psalm-based song to its 2010 New [...]

The Guitarchestra led worship on Sunday, and as always they were slammin’. There’s just something exciting about walking into church and seeing 10 guitarists, a bass, a drummer and an accordion player. One of the things that’s most exciting to me about Gstra is that it helps us understand that liturgy isn’t a particular style [...]

Forty or fifty years ago, there wasn’t much question of what one would find when opening a hymnal: congregational songs displayed in four-part harmony. Ah…glorious SATB! There is nothing like the sound of a congregation raising its praise in a robust balance of soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. Many of the best singing congregations in [...]