Open Up the Doors - Music in the Modern Church - Mark Evans
Conclusion: ‘When the Music Fades’
Open Up the Doors - Music in the Modern Church - Mark Evans
Mark Evans [+]
Macquarie University
Mark Evans is Head of the Department of Contemporary Music Studies at Macquarie University and is co-editor of Perfect Beat - The Pacific Journal of Research into Contemporary Music and Popular Culture. He has published articles on a range of topics, including: the use of sound in the 'Matrix' films; copyright; CD-Rom; Christian music; rock journalism; and country music in Australia. He is also a pianist and has recorded and performed in various contemporary styles.He is the author of Open up the Doors: Music in the Modern Church (2006) and editor of the Encyclopedia of Film Music and Sound (Equinox, forthcoming).
Description
In the introduction to Open Up the Doors I noted that the book was concerned with placing contemporary congregational song rmly within the realm of vernacular music studies, and popular music studies more generally. The goal was to expose the modern music of the Church to academic enquiry and observe its evolution, in style and message, and the practical contexts in which it is being produced.