“Lift up your voice and sing! Just start a glad song, let it float, let it ring,” audiences sang Feb. 9 to inaugurate the first annual Hymn Festival at BYU-Idaho.
Daniel Kerr, director of organ studies in the Music Department, sponsored the event in the Barrus Concert Hall with the intent to showcase original hymns composed by teachers, students and local community members.
“I didn’t have any idea how big it would get,” Kerr said. He was pleased with attendance and the 50-plus hymn submissions received. [read more]