Bring On The Choir - By Ken Medema
This podcast is for conductors of church, school, and community choirs. In each episode, composer Ken Medema sits down with you to describe in detail and play the recording of one of his many choral works. His insights into each piece of music will help conductors to find the best uses for these remarkable compositions. Ken Medema, musician, song writer, storyteller, concerteer is available for events in churches, colleges, corporate events, business meetings, conferences, and workshops, etc. Improvisation of songs on the spot after a speaker or a personal story is what charms audiences of all ages. Visit our website at www.kenmedema.com
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Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
In this piece, I have used what I hope might be some fresh images to seek to speak of God’s call on our lives. I have compared it to the doorbell ringing, to a surgeon’s scalpel, an email, a phone call, a siren, the sound of an airplane bringing somebody home. It is my hope that this rather simple piece will find singers and congregation alike exploring how each of us hears the divine calling us to new life.
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Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
God’s mercies never come to an end. So says that beautiful text from Lamentations. What if you cannot sing those words because you are in the grip of depression and every morning means another day of feeling hopeless. This anthem is a journey to 3 different mornings. The first is the morning when all is well and my soul’s song joins the song of the birds and I love life. The second is the morning in the grip of depression where there is no joy in anything. The third is that morning when I slowly come out of depression and I think I might be able to sing again. This piece has a few tricky places but I believe it is worth the trouble.
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Meet Ken
Ken Medema has been writing songs and anthems since the 1970s and
performs concerts, leads workshops, retreats, conferences, and
worship in many denominations. As a music therapist, his unique
listening skills to write music on the spot is great grist for the mill for his
choral works, solo compositions and children’s musicals. He loves
working with choirs and musical ensembles to make them aware of
how important they are as leaders, healers, comforters, and inspirers.
He continues a full-time schedule traveling up to 200 days a year which
means he is at home 165 days.