Rev. Dr. Mark Kelly Tyler on Music and the Black Church

Welcome to Tacet No More: where we are asking the questions that need to be asked, and saying the things that need to be said about classical music.

This is a landing pad for positive discussions about our belief in the power of music to better humanity, and we will invite voices - from all sectors - to inspire us and the work we do on and off the stage.

In this episode, Joe and Yumi are joined by guest Rev. Dr. Mark Kelly Tyler, pastor of Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The role of music, sermon, and architecture in the Sunday worship experience in Black churches
• The rejuvenating sense of connection music fosters for both parishioners and pastors
• Opportunities for collaboration between the Black church community and orchestras
• The balance of cherishing past traditions while also building the future

Mentioned in the episode:

• Mother Bethel AME Church
• “And Are We Yet Alive!” hymn
• History of “Lining Out”

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Tacet No More is produced by Joseph Conyers, Yumi Kendall, Andrew Mellor, Lindsay Sheridan, and Brenda Hernández Jaimes.

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