Sirota delves deeply into the reasons church musicians do theirjobs in the face of poor pay and limited opportunities foradvancement, offering the reader a pastoral understanding withoutavoiding the challenging questions every sacred musicianmust consider. She has an uncanny ability to name that which liesat the heart of the sacred artist's craft.Contents include: Claiming the Call of Sacred Musician, Music asTheology, The Gift of Diversity, Composers as Prophets, GroundZero, Working Outside Your Faith Traditions, Predictable SeasonalTension, Should You Quit.
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Victoria Sirota is a distinguished priest, church musician, teacher, and scholar who has written regular columns and articles in The American Organist, The Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians, and The Baltimore Sun. She is also the featured organist on several recordings.
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I was dubious when I purchased this book -- but having read through it twice (it's that good) can recommend it highly to 1) Any musician who wonders whether s/he has a vocation in the church; 2) Clergy who want to understand their musicians better; 3) Laypeople who *think* they know what a church musician does (no, they do not simply show up on Sunday morning, play a few hymns, and leave... there's MUCH more to their vocation than that!). Our church is in the midst of a musician-search, and our committee reads a chapter before each meeting to help ground ourselves in prayer and the spiritual side of church musicianship. A terrific book.
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This book is a must for every choir director and choir member! It's a great encouragement to all who work in the Church.
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