It was music that revived a nearly empty Louisville church in the 1970s. Now that same church, the Shrine of St. Martin of Tours, hopes to keep singing but needs ...

I have a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from Syracuse University, a Master of Music degree in opera performance from Boston University and ordination and a degree in Sacred Music from ...

The Vatican’s sacred music school is seeking to teach Catholics worldwide how to sing ancient Gregorian chant as a means to help the faithful participate actively in the liturgy, including in papal ...

Duke Ellington described his “Second Sacred Concert” of 1968 as “the most important thing I have ever done.” Though some would dispute that assessment, there’s no denying the hold that sacred music ...

Music can also help prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, which, in up to 95% of cases, can be driven by nongenetic ...

A conversation on why better sacred music is a must, how and why many believe it has fallen into mediocrity and banality, and what can be done to revive it.

Wade in the Water is a 26-part series, originally released in 1994, that celebrates African American sacred music and traditions.. Listen to the episodes on NPR.org and NPR One. In 1994, when Wade in ...

This week’s cover package focuses on SFJazz Festival honoring Duke Ellington’s “Concert of Sacred Music” in 1965. The Ellington concert was probably the most famous, but freelance writer Andrew ...

The intersection between spirituality and world-music is pinpointed in "Sound of the Soul," a handsome docu about the Fez Festival in Morocco. Event, which takes place annually in the North African ...

A musician has said Western exam boards’ formal recognition of Sikh sacred music will help more people to understand her passion, and her talent. Student Avneet Hayer, from Coventry, learned to play ...