Had one of the ancients taken a survey to see who was mortal, not a single person could have said that he or she wasn’t ...

Richard Smallwood, a giant of gospel music, died on December 30. For decades, the composer and recording artist infused church hymns with a contemporary sound.

On a rainy December night in a little room above Filey Methodist Church, 10 members of Filey Fishermen's Choir rehearse for the annual RNLI Memorial Concert which takes place each Christmas at St Mary ...

Songwriters living in ancient Egypt would never have expected the words and melodies they sang would feature on Australian music charts 1,800 years later. But one Australian academic's obsession with ...

Ms. Silman is a writer and an editor. A few weeks ago, a group of girlfriends and I were messaging about their upcoming trip to visit me in New York City. The topic turned to what they should wear to ...

Old friends are the anchors that keep us grounded, even as the tide of life ebbs and flows.” This quote from an unknown author makes an interesting point. By God’s grace, old friends play an important ...

Composer Daniel Blumberg says if anyone was right to tell the story of Ann Lee, it was Mona Fastvold. The historical drama, “The Testament of Ann Lee,” opening Dec. 25, stars Amanda Seyfried as the ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — At a Cedar Rapids church, the 125-year-old hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” became a political touchstone Saturday as three Democratic candidates for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat each ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — At a Cedar Rapids church, the 125-year-old hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” became a ...

The festival will be held on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m., Mountain Standard Time, at the Salt Lake Tabernacle. The festival is free, and no tickets are required to attend. The songs will also be ...