Phillip Magness

This channel features two main things: piano improvisations on Lutheran hymns, mostly recorded as livestreams during COVID, and organ music for the Lutheran service recorded during the early days of my tenure at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Broken Arrow. There are a few other things as well. So this channel is provided for the greater appreciation of both historic and contemporary music based on the hymnody of the Lutheran Church. This music blesses its hearers as it is based on tunes directly associated with texts which proclaim the Gospel, which the music then interprets. For this blessing to occur, though, there must be some knowledge of the tunes and texts.   It is hoped that all who listen will be encouraged to greater devotion as they listen to hymn-based instrumental music in the Divine Service, and that church musicians who tune in by may be inspired to nurture this repertoire and to renew their efforts to "play skillfully" (Psalm 33:1-3) Soli Deo Gloria