Sue Esserwein's blog

Did you ever notice the wonderful variety of music being used from church to church? The musicians seem to be getting better, the instrumentation is being crafted to flesh out the tune. It seems that composers are writing their creations with even more elegance these days and the singers' virtuosity is awesome; but, yes here's the but, some of the songs have become so complex in melody and style that the assembly in attendance can't sing along with anybody!