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    There are some really interesting websites on the web that would appeal to church musicians.  I've included some of my favorite links.  You may need to have a broadband connection such as a cable modem or DSL connection to enjoy some of the sites but they are worth it.  Some require a plug-in to be downloaded and installed, but they don't require any technical knowledge to install them.  Enjoy.

Trivia - Do you know why a CD has the capacity to store 72 minutes of music? Thank Beethoven - and Norio Ohga. In the early 1980's, Sony was helping to develop a new digital music technology. Mr. Ohga, then the company's president, insisted that no matter what else, the new CD format had to be able to play Beethoven's Ninth Symphony without interruption. Mr. Ohga, you see, had been a classical vocalist before getting into electronics.

Norio Ohga
The St. Stephen Methodist Church Choir and the Charlotte Contemporary Ensemble of Charlotte recently participated in the North Carolina Choir Director's Association meeting in Greensboro, NC.  Listen to some of the music clips and enjoy the photographs. http://www.manring.net/recording/photos/NC-ACDA_2003/

The photos and recordings are by Mark Manring.

Enjoy high quality digital music streamed from the Internet to your PC.  The website http://www.live365.com is an Internet "radio station" with hundreds of different stations including several devoted exclusively to sacred choral music.  Search on "Classical" genre to find over 150 classical stations.  Among these are some of my favorites:
Choirboys and Trebles, Old Christian Radio HB , Adagio for Organ , Orthodox Chants, Scherzo's Choral Noize , Great choral music , Gospel Joy . 

They would like you to register for the site but there is no credit card required. There is a VIP membership available for about $5.00 per month which gives uninterrupted broadcasts and access to VIP stations. If you have a dial-up Internet connection you should limit your stations to the "AM 32 KPS" stations. 
www.hymnsite.com/ has most of the United Methodist Church Hymnal with lyrics and MIDI files that can be downloaded to a floppy disk.  Great for rehearsals or for finding that perfect hymn for a service.

Need to find a bible verse that you can cut-and-paste into a document?  Try  www.biblegateway.com .  There are several translations available.

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