If God has placed you in the body of Christ as a Minister of Music, you must read Choir Confidential by Dr. Randal Quackenbush. This book is full of knowledge, wisdom, and inspiration so that you can do with excellence all God has planned for you. ~ Carol Cymbala, Director, The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

 

For any choir director . . . or even aspiring choir director . . . Choir Confidential is a volume of information that instructs and encourages those who stand in front of ‘lead worshippers’ every week in churches across the globe. Dr. Quackenbush offers a rich lifetime of experience that not only addresses the musical side of leading a choir, but the spiritual and shepherding side of pastoring a choir.  ~ Dick Tunney, Dove (10) and Grammy Awards with Melodie Tunney, Musical Director for Sandi Patti, Steve Green, and Young Messiah, Composer of hymns.

 

I told you, “You could always write a book about church choirs,” and I am delighted that you did. And did so drawing only upon your doctoral research, but your unparalleled experience as a singer, choir director, pastor, and scholar. ~ Dr. David A. Currie, Dean of the Doctor of Ministry Program, Professor of Pastoral Theology, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

 

In Choir Confidential, Dr. Quackenbush has provided us with an invaluable resource to guide us in leading a formidable army of artist worshipers to push back the darkness with light. ~ Michael Neale, Best-selling Author, Dove Award-winning songwriter

 

From the crucible of extensive and varied choral experience, Dr. Randal Quackenbush shares insights into the world of effective choral music making. His heartfelt emphasis on spiritual and pastoral qualities of choral leadership, the wellspring from which the entire book flows, makes this book extraordinary. Practical and pragmatic, an encyclopedic compendium of techniques, approaches, and procedures for successful church choir work, it is a treasure every choral conductor will find invaluable. ~ Dr. Calvin M. Johansson, former organist-choirmaster of the Post Chapel, U.S. Military Academy, West Point; author of Strengthening Music Ministry in the Evangelical Church (2019).