John Knox Music for Missions Presents Matthew McCall, organ

Name: John Knox Music for Missions Presents Matthew McCall, organ
Start: 2025-03-16T16:00:00-04:00
Location: 35 Shannon Dr, Greenville, SC, United States, South Carolina 29615

Schedule

Sun, 16 Mar, 2025 at 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

35 Shannon Dr, Greenville, SC, United States, South Carolina 29615 | Greenville, SC

Program Title: The Sounds of Psalms
The psalms are one of the earliest anthologies of hymns. Compiled between 1000 BC and 500 BC, the psalms have shaped millennia of Jewish and Christian worship. Psalm texts have been adapted for congregational singing, serving as the basis for many of our favorite and well-loved hymns. The psalms have also inspired countless pieces of meaningful music. This program will explore organ repertoire inspired by the psalms. In addition to thoughtful arrangements of favorite psalm-based hymns, the program will include the works of Herbert Howells, William Mathias, and J. S. Bach, among others.

Performer Bio:
Matthew McCall serves as Director of Music and Media at Shandon Presbyterian Church (USA) in Columbia, South Carolina. In 2010 he earned a bachelor’s degree in Sacred Music and Organ Performance at Presbyterian College, where he studied with Ron Davis. In 2018, he completed a master’s degree in Choral Conducting at the University of South Carolina, studying with Alicia Walker and Larry Wyatt. Matthew has a passion for congregational song—seeking to enable all who gather to join their voices together and find community in song. He has also given great amounts of energy to present organ repertoire in a way that is genuinely accessible to the listener. He has participated in collegiate and professional choirs since 2006 and has traveled with the University of South Carolina Concert Choir on several international tours, singing with and accompanying the choir in many notable venues including Cologne Cathedral, Westminster Cathedral, and Luxembourg Cathedral. In addition to his role at Shandon, Matthew maintains a full schedule accompanying students and ensembles at the University of South Carolina School of Music, as well as several public schools in Columbia.