Hymnancipation: WELCOME
Hymnancipation! is a series of CD’s celebrating the great traditional hymns and carols of the Christian faith. These instrumental improvisations for multiple synthesizers embrace each hymn tune with a musical style that has been described as refreshing, engaging, exhilarating, innovative, contemplative, faith-filled and joyful. The intention is to explore the beauty of form and content in each exquisitely crafted tune, with a desire that these renditions will somehow enable yet another generation to be caught up in their enduring quality.
The hymns I've selected are found in the Lutheran Book of Worship. Many of the tunes are common to other hymnals, such as Roman Catholic, Episcopalian, Presbyterian, Methodist and UCC (United Church of Christ), although the texts may be different. These tunes represent the 'creme de la creme' of the art of song-crafting; and they deserve to be liberated from the confines of the church sanctuary. Included are hymns and carols of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Pentecost and other festivals of the Church.
Listen to them in your home. Take them with you in the car. Play them on jogging and biking trails. Use them for personal meditation. Whistle or hum along. If you feel like dancing to them, THEN DANCE!
Make these hymn tunes familiar friends; and they will enrich your personal life, as well as your worship life.