Evangelicals and Art: Christmas Music

For the weekend before Christmas I am going to feature some more holiday themed music. If you are traveling, be safe. Enjoy time with family and friends. 

Evangelicals and Art: Christmas and Holiday Music

Since its the Christmas season I am going to put up some holiday songs for people to enjoy. Plus there is also Adam Sandler’s Chanukah song which is also a good listen. Here in Washington, D.C. we had some snow and ice last night. Hope you have a good weekend wherever you are reading this from.  

Evangelicals and Art: Handel’s Messiah

Messiah is an English language oratorio that was written by George Frideric Handel in 1741. It was publically premiered in Dublin on April 13, 1742, and made its London premier a year later. I hope you guys have a wonderful weekend! Take care!

Evangelicals and Art: Johann Strauss II

This weekend I am going to showcase the beautiful music of Johann Strauss II. Johann was born in Austria on October 25, 1825 and lived until June 3, 1899. Johann is well known as an Austrian composer of light music especially dance music and operettas. He was known as “The Waltz King” and helped popularize the waltz in Vienna in the 19th century. There is a lot to feature in time but I thought I would start off with some well known works. Tritsch-Tratsch Polka is very established and has been used in movie soundtracks occasionally. I hope you have a good weekend! 

Evangelicals and Art: Joseph Maurice Ravel

Joseph Maurice Ravel was a French composer who lived from March 7, 1875 until December 28, 1937. In addition to composing he also was a pianist and conductor. In the 1920’s and 1930’s Ravel was considered to be France’s greatest composer who was living. Ravel’s best know work is called Bolero, which you can listen to below. Enjoy your weekend! 

Evangelicals and Art: Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville

Gioachino Rossini is a well known Italian composer who wrote a lot of operas, as well as sacred music, chamber music and some piano pieces. Rossini moved to France and helped usher in the French grand opera. Rossini was a prolific composer and earned the nick name “The Italian Mozart.” There is too much work from Rossini, but I am slowly going to chip away at it. For this weekend I am going to roll out The Barber of Seville. Enjoy it, and turn up those speakers! Have a great weekend! 

Evangelicals and Art: More Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Today we’re going back to classical music, however I am not going to spend a lot of time on Tchaikovsky. I just think his works are brilliant. He is the first Russian composer from what I read whose music became known internationally. He is known for symphonies, concertos, operas, ballets, and chamber music. On top of that he became a guest composer both in Europe and before Carnegie Hall. Today I am going to feature his first five symphonies. If you want to learn more about him you can do so here.