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SacredSounds

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ONE LICENSE’s new educational web series, Sacred Sounds ! In this series, we’ll teach church musicians and administrative staff about sacred music, both traditional and modern. Each episode features a discussion of new sacred music, old sacred music, and copyright licensing of sacred music. In Creators' Commentary, we interview composers, authors, and other industry professionals creating and publishing sacred music today. In Liturgical Listening Party, we review new sacred music publications. In Chants of a Lifetime, we we discuss the histories and uses of traditional hymns. In Databasics, we...

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"Comfort Ye" by Deanna Witkowski/OLD HUNDREDTH/Manual Submissions 13.05.2026 50:51

Daven and Stephanie discuss the impact of Deanna Witkowski's jazz setting of "Comfort Ye." Madison illustrates the history of metrical psalmody with OLD HUNDREDTH. Siobhán teaches us when and how to make a Manual Submission on the ONE LICENSE website.

Deanna Witkowski/HAMBURG/Recorded Audio Licenses 13.04.2026 55:11

Composer, performer, and ethnomusicologist Deanna Witkowski discusses the history of jazz liturgies and what jazz can teach us about worship. Madison explains the pedagogical philosophy behind Lowell Mason's HAMBURG. Siobhán answers listeners' questions about ONE LICENSE's new Recorded Audio Licenses.

Rev. Nancy Raabe/ST. COLUMBA/Downloading Files from the Database 20.03.2026 54:07

Daven and Stephanie interview pastor, composer, and musicologist Rev. Nancy Raabe. Madison shares the work of the polymath who preserved ST. COLUMBA. Siobhán explains how to find and download reprint files in the ONE LICENSE database, and what to do if you can't find reprint files for the songs you want to use.

Mass of Healing and Hope by Don Stewart/WONDROUS LOVE/Licensing Congregational Reprints 19.02.2026 44:11

Liturgical Listening Party: Daven and Stephanie review Don Stewart's folk-influenced Mass setting, the Mass of Healing and Hope Chants of a Lifetime: Madison teaches us about the history of WONDROUS LOVE Databasics: Siobhán explains what congregational reprints are and how to report copyright usage of congregational reprints

Don Stewart/VICTORY/Licensing Hymnals 19.02.2026 47:39

Creators' Commentary: Composer Don Stewart discusses bringing his Celtic folk influences into liturgical compositions Chants of a Lifetime: Madison teaches us the history of Palestrina's VICTORY In-choir-ing Minds: Siobhán answers a listener's question about why individual songs, but not entire hymnals, can be licensed

Jason Silver/GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN/Copyright Licensing of Arrangements 19.02.2026 48:28

Creators' Commentary: Composer Jason Silver discusses setting Scripture to music Chants of a Lifetime: Madison teaches us about the history of GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN Databasics: Siobhán explains how to report usage of copyrighted arrangements

"Amazing Grace" by Bradley Sowash/THAXTED/Searching for Text and Tune Separately 19.02.2026 46:42

Liturgical Listening Party: Daven and Stephanie review Bradley Sowash's jazz arrangement of "Amazing Grace" Chants of a Lifetime: Madison teaches us the history of Gustav Holst's THAXTED Databasics: Siobhán explains why you might need to report usage of copyrighted texts and tunes separately

Bradley Sowash/Public Domain Tunes/Searching the ONE LICENSE Database 19.02.2026 58:56

Creators' Commentary: Composer Bradley Sowash discusses the art of arranging hymns for jazzers Chants of a Lifetime: Madison teaches us what it means for a tune to be in the public domain, and how we can use public domain tunes in worship today Databasics: Siobhán describes how to perform searches in the ONE LICENSE database

Trailer 17.02.2026 7:27

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