Further Reading

We receive many listener letters, e-mails and calls each month requesting information about the music and recordings played on our program. Resources about the world of sacred music are included here. You'll find some of our favorite informational sites and books here.

Websites

The American Choral Directors Association
Non-profit music education organization promoting excellence in choral music.

The American Guild of Organists
The national professional organization serving the organ and choral music fields.

The Association of Anglican Musicians
An organization of musicians and clergy serving in the worshiping communities of the Episcopal Church and the larger Anglican tradition.

The Association of Lutheran Church Musicians
The Association of Lutheran Church Musicians is a service and professional organization dedicated to strengthening the ministry of worship and music in the Lutheran church.

Bible Gateway
Read and research scripture online —find and compare particular passages in scripture based on keywords, phrases, or scripture reference.

The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada
An organization dedicated to those who believe that congregational song is an integral component of worship; that the writing and singing of new texts and tunes needs to be promoted; and who value learning about the origins of the words and music they sing.

Hymnary from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
A comprehensive index of hymns and hymnals.

National Association of Pastoral Musicians
The National Association of Pastoral Musicians fosters the art of musical liturgy. The members of NPM serve the Catholic Church in the United States as musicians, clergy, liturgists, and other leaders of prayer.

Books

Catalogue of Choral Music Arranged in Biblical Order, Second Edition
James Laster
Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1996.

Choral Literature for Sundays and Seasons
Edited by Bradley Ellingboe
Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Press, 2004.

Evangelical Lutheran Worship
Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Press, 2006.

Hymnal Companion to the Lutheran Book of Worship
Marilyn Kay Stulken
Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1981.

Hymnal Companion to Evangelical Lutheran Worship
Paul Westermeyer
Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Press, 2010.

Indexes for Worship Planning (Lutheran Book of Worship)
Marilyn Kay Stulken and Martin A. Seltz
Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1996.

Lectionary for Mass: Study Edition
Chicago: Liturgical Training Publications, 1970.

Lectionary for Worship: Study Editions
Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Press

Lutheran Book of Worship
Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Press, 1978. Tenth Printing, August 1990.

Sundays and Seasons (Annual)
Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Press

Te Deum: The Church and Music
Paul Westermeyer
Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1998.

With One Voice: A Lutheran Resource for Worship
Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1995.