All are welcome to the launch of In Tune with Heaven, or Not: Women in Christian Liturgical Music by Revd. Professor June Boyce-Tillman at St James’s Church Piccadilly W1J 9LL on Sunday 23 November at 1.45 pm.
June will talk about the themes of this exciting new book, which aims to understand where women are situated within or outside the traditions of liturgical music, drawing on material from many interviews with women who have been conducting their own liturgies, and making women’s often hidden contributions more visible. June will also illustrate her themes through song.
At the event, we will also launch the new LivingSpirituality Special Interest Group on Music and Spirituality, which will have a wide ranging desire to explore how music plays a part in both in personal and cultural spiritual journeys. The group will be co-ordinated by June Boyce- Tillman. For further details, go to www.livingspirit.org.uk/special-interest-groups/music-and-spirituality-group.
The event will be introduced by Revd. Lucy Winkett, the Rector of St. James’s, and is being organised jointly by St James’s Piccadilly and LivingSpirituality.
Please let us know if you are coming by emailing Petra Griffiths at petragriffiths@livingspirit.org.uk. If you are unable to come but would like to be notified about future activities of the Music and Spirituality group, please sign up for notifications here.
In Tune with Heaven, or Not. Women in Christian Liturgical Music examines the relationship between theology, spirituality and music, concentrating on women’s perceptions, and is published by Peter Lang. Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, has described the book as “a major contribution to understanding the contribution of women in the Christian musical tradition past, present and future“.
June Boyce-Tillman is Professor of Applied Music at Winchester University, an Anglican priest, and author of many books on music, theology and healing. She was awarded an MBE for her services to music and education. She is the convenor of the Centre for the Arts as Wellbeing and is a composer and active in community music making, exploring the possibilities of intercultural and interfaith sharing through composing and improvising.
