Jan Kraybill

Every year, The Hymn Society in the U.S. and Canada holds a conference which gathers authors, composers, scholars, leaders, and lovers of congregational song to explore the past, present, and future of singing together across theological boundaries. I love these conferences and I invite you to join us!

I will teach a workshop on the closing day of the conference, in which we'll explore the fascinating science behind the sounds we hear, and the waves that surround us that are beyond human hearing. We'll discuss how sound is used in our own and in other species for connection, communication, comfort, and more. We'll explore “the music of the spheres” coined by scientist/theologian/philosopher Pythagoras and the “music of our home” discovered by Apollo space missions.

Learn more about the conference at https://thehymnsociety.org/event/.