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SUMMARY:The Sounds of New England Congregationalism in the 18th Century
DESCRIPTION:The “sound of Congregationalism”—the musical sound\, at any rate—changed markedly several times during the hundred years from 1720-1820\, as musical philosophies shifted between two sets of poles: ritual and art\, and worship and performance. \nAs the eighteenth century dawned\, music in New England’s Protestant meetinghouses was an aspect of worship practice\, solidly in the province of religious ritual. The Regular Singing movement of the 1720s and beyond and the eventual formation of church choirs changed all that. By the 1770s\, much of the singing had been wrested away from congregants and handed over to groups of hot-shot teenagers singing newly-composed four-part “fuging tunes” and anthems\, usually from the front gallery. \nAs a new century approached\, things began to shift again\, and music in the meetinghouse returned to older\, simpler tunes that everyone sang together.  And this was by no means the last shift: the advent of the organ\, the musical “monster” in the meetinghouse\, was yet to happen. \nNoted musicologist Dr. Nym Cooke explored these topics and more from this fascinating period of change in this virtual program. \nThis event was part of the CLA’s series\, Congregationalism and the Arts\, exploring Congregationalists’ artistic expressions of faith\, past and present. \nSPEAKER BIO \nDr. Nym Cooke has a PhD in music history from the University of Michigan\, where he studied with Richard Crawford. He is an experienced choral conductor\, arranger\, and composer. His published works include an edition of the complete works of early New England composer Timothy Swan (A-R Editions\, 1997); the anthology American Harmony: Inspired Choral Miniatures from New England\, Appalachia\, the Mid-Atlantic\, the South\, and the Midwest (Godine\, 2017); and a website\, earlyamericansacredmusic.org (2023)\, which includes a database with information on over 10\,000 manuscript tunes and anthems in pre-1821 sources at 23 libraries\, including the Congregational Library & Archives.
URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/sounds-congregationalism-18th-century
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SUMMARY:Exploring Culture and Heritage through Congregational Church Records
DESCRIPTION:Rachel Groh\, a Simmons University MLIS graduate student intern\, worked with the CLA in the spring of 2024 processing two collections: East Congregational Church in Springfield\, Massachusetts and Berkeley Temple in Boston. In this talk\, she reflected on her time at the CLA\, her first archival experience and first time working with a religious repository. \nWhen she had nearly finished processing the Berkeley Temple collection\, Rachel made an unexpected find. What at first appeared to be correspondence regarding an exchange of funds in documents previously labeled “miscellaneous materials” turned out to be letters from the church arranging to purchase the freedom of an enslaved man from Maryland named John Henson. \nIn exploring these collections\, and particularly those from Berkeley Temple\, she explained how she has come to understand the importance of these records beyond research by sharing how they have the power to explore culture and heritage through the lens of Congregational history. \nSPEAKER BIO \nRachel Groh is a student at Simmons University pursuing the cultural heritage track for her MLIS who worked with the CLA for her field experience in the spring 2024 semester. Rachel greatly enjoying exploring this sector through the lens of Congregational history and looks forward to using the knowledge of both this history and archival skills to further explore culture and heritage in her studies and work.
URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/exploring-culture-heritage
LOCATION:Congregational Library & Archives\, 14 Beacon Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240515T130000
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SUMMARY:Missionary Diplomacy: Religion and Nineteenth-Century American Foreign Relations
DESCRIPTION:This program celebrated the release of Missionary Diplomacy: Religion and Nineteenth-Century American Foreign Relations in a virtual discussion with author\, Dr. Emily Conroy-Krutz. \nMissionary Diplomacy illuminates the crucial place of religion in nineteenth-century American diplomacy. From the 1810s through the 1920s\, Protestant missionaries positioned themselves as key experts in the development of American relations in Asia\, Africa\, the Pacific\, and the Middle East. Missionaries served as consuls\, translators\, and occasional trouble-makers who forced the State Department to take actions it otherwise would have avoided. Yet as decades passed\, more Americans began to question the propriety of missionaries’ power. Were missionaries serving the interests of American diplomacy? Or were they creating unnecessary problems? \nAs Dr. Conroy-Krutz demonstrated\, they were doing both. Across the century\, missionaries forced the government to articulate new conceptions of the rights of US citizens abroad and of the role of the US as an engine of humanitarianism and religious freedom. By the time the US entered the first world war\, missionary diplomacy had for nearly a century created the conditions for some Americans to embrace a vision of their country as an internationally engaged world power. \nSPEAKER BIO \nDr. Emily Conroy-Krutz is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Michigan State University. She is the author of Christian Imperialism and Missionary Diplomacy.
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SUMMARY:Congregationalists and the American Revolution: A Collections Tour
DESCRIPTION:With the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution approaching\, attendees gathered at 14 Beacon Street for an in-person viewing of original materials related to the American Revolution with Executive Director Dr. Kyle Roberts and New England’s Hidden Histories Project Director Dr. Tricia Peone. \nCongregational churches could be found in nearly every town across New England in the 1770s. The stories of Patriot ministers who inspired their congregations to Revolution have long been told. Increasingly we are learning more about the experience of the people sitting in the pews and how being part of a Congregational church community shaped their experience of the celebrated ideals–and the sometimes harsh realities–of the revolutionary cause. Printed sermons\, pamphlets\, and histories; manuscript church and association records; and even paintings in the CLA’s collection help tell a story that is both familiar and not. \nThe event included an opportunity to see Revolutionary-era treasures from the collections first-hand\, hear stories about how Congregationalists experienced the period leading up to\, during\, and immediately following the war\, and reflect on what this pivotal event means 250 years later. \n  \nSPEAKER BIOS \nDr. Kyle Roberts was appointed the Executive Director of the Congregational Library & Archives in 2022. He received his BA in American Studies from Williams College and his PhD in History from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to coming to the CLA\, he was Associate Director of Library & Museum Programming at the American Philosophical Society and Associate Professor of Public History and New Media and Director of the Center for Textual Studies and Digital Humanities at Loyola University Chicago. \nA scholar of Atlantic World religion\, print\, and library history\, he is the author of Evangelical Gotham: Religion and the Making of New York City\, 1783-1860 (Chicago\, 2016)\, the co-editor\, with Stephen Schloesser\, of Crossings and Dwellings: Restored Jesuits\, Women Religious\, American Experience 1814-2014 (Brill\, 2017) and\, with Mark Towsey\, of Before the Public Library: Reading\, Community\, and Identity in the Atlantic World\, 1650-1850 (Brill\, 2017). \nKyle is an accomplished public historian and digital humanist whose collaborative projects include the Jesuit Libraries Provenance Project\, the Maryland Loyalism Project\, and Dissenting Academies Online: Virtual Library System. In addition to being the consultant for numerous digital and public history projects\, he sits on the executive committees of the American Catholic Historical Association\, the New England Historical Association\, the Urban History Association He is on the editorial and advisory boards for American Catholic Studies\, Early American Studies\, and portal. \nDr. Tricia Peone joined the CLA in 2022 as the Project Director for New England’s Hidden Histories. Prior to joining the CLA\, she was a research scholar at Historic New England for the Recovering New England’s Voices project. She has also previously worked as the public programs director at New Hampshire Humanities\, a university lecturer teaching classes on the Salem witch trials\, early New England\, and public history\, and as a researcher for cultural heritage organizations. She holds a PhD in history from the University of New Hampshire with a specialization in the early modern Atlantic world and history of science.
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SUMMARY:What Does Congregational Worship Sound Like Today?
DESCRIPTION:Today\, Congregational churches across the United States offer worship services on Sunday mornings as they have done for centuries. The musical sounds you hear while sitting in the pews of those churches\, however\, might vary widely depending on the church’s community and the part of the country in which you find yourself. \nMany factors go into creating a moving worship experience. Church music has long been influenced by a wide variety of styles: classical\, traditional\, gospel\, folk\, and even contemporary. In the eighteenth century\, congregants grew heated over the introduction of instrumental music into worship. Today\, a great diversity of instruments might be played\, from organs and handbells\, to drums and guitars. Similarly\, congregational singing has been a hallmark of Christian worship\, but congregants might sing beloved hymns which are centuries old\, or new compositions. \nThis program explored what Congregational worship sounds like with people who plan for it each week\, as music ministry directors from Congregational churches in Chicago\, Boston\, Norfolk\, and Greensboro shared what goes into creating moving worship experiences. \nThis event was part of the CLA’s series\, Congregationalism and the Arts\, exploring Congregationalists’ artistic expressions of faith\, past and present. \n  \nSPEAKER BIOS \nJimmy Buchanan is Director of Music at the Congregational United Church of Christ Church in Greensboro\, North Carolina. Jimmy joined CUCC in August 2008. He is a middle school choral director with Guilford County Schools and is a native of Morganton\, NC and the mountains.  Jimmy graduated from Appalachian State University with a degree in Music Education in December of 2002 and in August 2004 he received his Masters of Choral Conducting degree\, also from Appalachian State University. Jimmy directs the CUCC Chancel Choir and the Hand-Bell Choir. \nShirley Glaude is a retired Vocal Music Education Teacher and former Church Musician/Director from Union United Church of Christ\, Norfolk\, Virginia. At Union UCC\, she directed the Mass Choir\, Men’s Choir\, and the Children’s Choir for 13 years. She taught for 36 years\, 3 years in Virginia and 33 years in Newark Public Schools\, Newark\, New Jersey. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Vocal Music Education with a major in voice and a minor in piano on a four-year scholarship from Norfolk State University in 1968. She has done graduate studies at American University in Washington\, DC\, Norfolk State University\, Norfolk\, VA\, and Montclair State University\, Montclair\, NJ. \nBryan Johnson serves as the Executive Director of Sacred Music at Trinity UCC in Chicago\, Illinois. Mr. Johnson researches\, plans\, consults\, implements\, and monitors the ministry of music for the church\, supervises the performance of the music staff and contract musicians\, and ensures the development of their musical skills and talents by providing coaching\, training\, and workshop opportunities. He directs the rehearsals and performance of all choirs\, ensembles and praise teams\, and supports the movement ministry partners. \nNathan Skinner is Director of Music at Park Street Church in Boston\, Massachusetts.
URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/congregational-worship-sound-today
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