EXTENDING THE POSSIBILITIES OF SOUND – EXTENDING THE FAITH 500 years of the Reformation are commemorated in 2017. Apart from new hymns, the commemorations present the opportunity to sing ecumenical hymns, connecting ...

The birth of Ignaz Franz (1719-1790) three hundred years ago, was commemorated in 2019. He was the writer of the German text of the hymn, Grosser Gott, wir loben dich. Two Afrikaans texts, based on this text, were ...

The 200th centenary of the popular Christmas carol, Silent Night, is celebrated this year. It was first performed in a small town in Austria, on Christmas Eve in 1818. Sung originally in German, it is now sung in many ...