Never Enough Singing is now available as an open access, online book

Cover for Never Enough Singing: Essays in Honor of Seth KastenExcellent news! The collection of essays on hymns that I edited in 2011 as a festschrift for a colleague in the American Theological Library Association has now been made into an open access book. (See this press release in the ATLA newsletter for more info.) This book honored the ATLA Choir Master (yes, we did indeed have one), Seth Kasten. He was able to take a group of singers (who could sing without vibrato being the main criterion) who only ever possibly sang together one time a year and in one rehearsal (and a half) make us into a really nice sounding choir. A miracle worker! Of course, those of us who were in the choir really wanted to sing. He always chose some anthem, plus for the memorials for those ATLA members who had died during the year, we sang the Orthodox hymn, the Kontakion of the Departed. What a beautiful, hopeful hymn, and why did I never think to add it to my Heaven Playlist! I will do so right now! (Also reminder to self: see if book has any other possible Heaven Playlist songs!) If you enjoy hymns, you will like reading this book--such a variety of hymns are described and reflected on by my fellow singing theological librarians!

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