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I will be the featured speaker for the Bay View (MI) Association lecture series. Follow this link to read more.

Sunday Worship – “Beholding God’s Glory” Psalm 8 and the Gospel of John
Lecture Series : Queja con Alas: A Lament with Wings –  A Refugee Looks at the Psalms of Ascent – Songs from the Latin American Church – Art Music from Latin America

From the upcoming new bilingual hymnal “Santo, Santo, Santo” – “Holy, Holy, Holy.” Del próximo himnario bilingüe de GIA.
The text, Phos Hilaron, is a Greek hymn from the third century A.D.
La letra es de un himno griego del siglo tercero D.C. Música: Carlos Colón

Filmed by Matthew Aughtry at Elliston Chapel, Baylor University
Shannon Skillman, Vocalist
Matthew Newhouse, Cello
Michael Huerter, Violin
Carlos Colón, Piano

On March 19, 2019, Duke Divinity School hosted “Music & Martyrdom: Performing Faithfully,” an evening of music and conversation that reflected on the lives and legacies of martyrs. As part of the event, works by Salvadoran composer Carlos Colón were performed, including selections from his “Requiem: Las Lamentaciones de Rufina Amaya,” as well as “Veo Violencia en la Ciudad” and “Vencerá el Amor.” The event was made possible through the generous support of the Office of the Vice Provost of the Arts—Duke Arts, and is co-sponsored by the Department of Music, the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, and the Asian Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University.

You may purchase “Veo Violence…” – “I See Violence in the City” at this GIA Music link.

A few years ago, my friend Neftalí Valiente and I organized a music camp for children in Aguilares, El Salvador. As part of this, I composed this setting of Psalm 122. This started a project for me, where I would set many Psalms to music. In upcoming months, several of them will be included in GIA’s new bilingual hymnal (more about that later).

This summer, I will also be releasing a new album: “Psalms, Hymns and Songs” – “Salmos, Himnos y Cánticos.”

There will be so many to thank in these projects, and I will do so accordingly – in due time.

Hace unos años estaba en Ciudad de México en una conferencia, enviado allí por el Instituto de Adoración Cristiana John Calvin. El Maestro Homero Perera estaba también allí, y nos acompañó en este bello himno, el cual compuso en colaboración con el Obispo argentino Federico Pagura. Notar la introducción extendida en el piano!

A few years ago I went to to a conference in Mexico City, sent by the Calvin Instituto of Christian Worship. Maestro Homero Perera was there and he accompanied this beautiful hymn, which he co-wrote with Argentinian Methodist Bishop Federico Pagura. Notice the long piano intro!