How were the Christian Science Hymnal Accompaniment 18-CD set (G425A50771EN) and the Christian Science Hymnal Supplement Accompaniment 2-CD set (G425A50799EN2) created?
The Publishing Society hired Peter Allen, a Christian Scientist who is a composer and pianist, to play through all of the hymns so they could be recorded in order to be used as accompaniment during church and Sunday School services. Then, each hymn was evaluated by a team of musically-savvy reviewers for tempo, cues, etc. Some hymns were re-recorded based on reviewer comments. Simultaneously, we pursued and received copyright permissions so that we could include all of the hymns. The project took almost nine months to complete. The goal was to present the hymns so that the import of the healing words could come through clearly even while being sung.
