Preaching to the Choir
Subtitle: Claiming the Role of Sacred Musician
Publisher: Church Publishing
Published: October 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9780898695281
Subjects: Christian institutions & organizations; Religion; Church music; Religion - Church Music; Religious aspects; Music; Religious - Christian; Christian Rituals & Practice - General; Christianity - Ritual & Practice; Christian Ministry - Pastoral Resources; Instruction & Study - Conducting; Christianity; Church musicians
Description: Sirota delves deeply into the reasons church musicians do their jobs in the face of poor pay and limited opportunities for advancement, offering the reader a pastoral understanding without avoiding the challenging questions that every church musician must consider. She has an uncanny ability to name that which lies at the heart of the sacred artist's craft. Addressed directly and conversationally to the working musician in church or synagogue and those with whom they work, Sirota explores issues that are well-chosen for their understanding of "insider's information" and sensibilities to art, beauty, scripture, and pastoral care. Her personal reflection is balanced with probing questions from someone who's "been there" and is well-known to multi-denominational church musicians, as a gifted preacher and writer, a scholar, and a professional performing artist.