An important part of the observance of Advent during this liturgical season is the playing and singing of Advent music. It's similar to — but also different than — the more well-known genre of ...

Mathematician Eugenia Cheng explores the uses of math beyond the classroom. Read more columns here. Along with my usual chocolate Advent calendar, this year I decided to make myself a kind of musical ...

One goal is to note the obvious tension between the sobering messages heard during the quiet weeks of Advent and the waves of joyful songs, sacred and secular, that now start before Thanksgiving and ...

For many, the idea of an "Advent music playlist" is bizarre. "There is real theological meaning in the longing and expectation of Advent -- the 'not yet' of the hoped-for gift -- that hymns like 'Come ...

In December, Kansas City Symphony musicians are usually playing in the pit during performances of Kansas City Ballet's "The Nutcracker." This year, they're offering a musical Advent calendar, ...

For many, the idea of an "Advent music playlist" is bizarre. "There is real theological meaning in the longing and expectation of Advent -- the 'not yet' of the hoped-for gift -- that hymns like 'Come ...

Advent for some Christian denominations is a penitential season of waiting and longing in the four weeks before Christmas. The consumer-driven holiday season often overlooks the Advent themes of ...

Local musicians have been brought the gift of music to the community for the Advent Organ Concert series at First Presbyterian Church. A tradition for the last 40 years, the lunchtime concerts are ...

It is a joy every year to mark the return of the Advent organ recitals at First Presbyterian Church. The annual event has been an outreach to the community for more than 40 years.

"O Lord, How Shall I Meet You" is a perfect Lutheran hymn for the weeks before Christmas, but shoppers will never hear it between Muzak versions of "Jingle Bells" and ...