Every weekend, we broadcast "Sacred Classics", a two-hour radio program presenting inspiring music spanning the diverse styles of sacred music – from classical choral pieces and traditional hymns to gospel and modern composers, all performed by the world's foremost choirs and organists. Hear Sacred Classics streamed on the Internet four times each weekend – convenient for listeners regardless of time zone!
On the air since 1983, your host and producer is Jim Howes, M.B.A., who has assembled a vast collection of organ and choral recordings from his travels to more than 50 nations around the world. A member of the American Guild of Organists and the Bach-Archiv of Leipzig, Germany, he studied organ with Nita Akin at the large 4-manual Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ of the First Methodist Church of Wichita Falls, Texas, and also John D. Hoffman of Towson University, Maryland. He sang in the professional choir of Riverside Church for 17 years, also serving on the Music Committee of that famous New York City landmark, and is listed on Who's Who in America. On the show's 25th anniversary broadcast in 2008, Frederick Swann, then-President of the American Guild of Organists, spoke of the organization's "great debt of gratitude for the joy that Sacred Classics has brought untold thousands of listeners over the years". Bermuda's head of government, Premier Dr. Ewart Brown, cabled his "sincere congratulations", saying he "hopes Sacred Classics enjoys another 25 great years".
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