The climate, literally, was different. Calm became wind. Silence became a roar. And, mysteriously, the message and mission of ...

Thirty years ago, Robert Ray sat down to write Gospel Mass, an experimental work, for a one-time performance. To his surprise, the piece caught on and became a seminal work of African-American music, ...

The Deer Park High School Choral Department will perform Dr. Robert Ray’s The Gospel Mass on Monday, May 19, at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at DPHS-South Campus. “Our students have performed ...

The historian of liturgy Hughes Oliphant Old once observed that “prayer, particularly Christian prayer, uses biblical language. . . . The Bible contains a vast number of paradigms for prayer and a ...

I’ve never sat on a liturgical commission or hymnal committee. I’m not sure I’d be the best candidate for such an assignment, as much as I enjoy liturgy. The process of mapping tradition on the one ...

Liturgical worship is the rage among many evangelicals. ‘Not so fast,’ says a liturgical Christian. The service was undeniably beautiful. Dedicated pastors and volunteers had planned it for weeks.

Charles Thomas Hayes, director of the College of Lake County’s gospel choir, said he “had the privilege” of performing piano while Robert Ray directed his original gospel Mass. Ray wrote the piece ...

The Harlem Gospel Travelers. "Rhapsody," the new release from The Harlem Gospel Travelers. The Harlem Gospel Travelers isn’t your typical gospel act. Whether it’s on-stage or on its stellar new LP ...