Who We Are
Polyphony aims to foster a thriving community of church musicians, offering them encouragement, support, and resources.
Polyphony is a community of church musicians who love choral and instrumental music and the hymns of the church.
We welcome all church musicians who aspire to excellence in worship and the arts.
We start from a conviction that all worship is local, as the theologian Robert Webber put it. We assume this: you are the expert in your context. We know what it's like to manage volunteers, collaborate with pastors and staff, and aspire to do good work with limited resources. That's why we highlight local church music ministries at the same time that we offer resources from our friends in academia.
But resources alone aren't enough. The Polyphony network is unique because we care as much about the personal flourishing of our members as we do about professional competency and success. We're building a community known for asking what it takes to build a sustainable vocational life as a church musician today — because the art and craft of church music is best learned and practiced in community. Polyphony exists as an antidote to vocational isolation.
Polyphony is here to help church musicians thrive.
Here's how we do that
Annual In-person Conference →
Past presenters: John and Charlotte Witvliet, Don Saliers, Meg Granum, Jeffrey Ames and Tim Sharp.
Sacred Music News & Reviews →
A publication written by church musicians for church musicians
Whether you're looking for practical resources for your ministry or engaging discussions on worship and theology, SMNR is a valuable tool for your work in the church and beyond.
YouTube Channel →
Video interviews with outstanding church music thinkers, hymn writers, conductors and composers like Dan Forrest, Emily Floyd, Roger Holland II, Sally Ann Morris, Adam Tice, David Bjorlan, Sarah Bereza and more.
The Harmony Project: Polyphony-Sponsored Research →
The Harmony Project is an initiative whose aim is to find out from church musicians what they need to flourish. A team conducted 100 interviews to hear the stories of church musicians, their joys and their challenges. This important qualitative data is shaping the decisions we are making for programming going forward. Read the report here.
