Sacred Nine Project

Let me know if you have any other points to make about good or bad song lyrics. Email me at leonard@sacrednine.com . To support our Stephen Foster retrospective at University of Pittsburgh in June, please to here!

Join me as I discuss the insidious hold of Christian Nationalism on our country with guest, Paige Davis of the St. Charles Center for Faith + Action You can also SEE the Bogus Broadside in all it’s Faux Antique Glory at...

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The heroine of Hannah & Her Daughters used a saying “I am a good mind.” I reimagine this saying in this episode. It’s a short episode but full of heart.

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We talk about a lot of things…Charles Wesley, Isaac Watts, but especially William Billings and his “erroneously” telling his readers to pair a text with tunes THAT DON’T MATCH! Did we crack the mystery? You can read and...

This week, we sit down with Diane Lala, our director for Carousel. We talk about how we navigate the issues of domestic violence and suicide. We also talk about her history with Summer Lyric Theatre.

This is a joint episode with my new podcast, Summer Lyric & Lore. The overlap here is the issue of how to, in our modern day, produce a play with such a problematic depiction of domestic violence.

“The Romish Lady,” trad., arr. C. Leonard Raybon Sacred Nine Singers Eric Anderson, soloist Journey Schaubhut, soloist

This is Sacred Nine Project: Words of Welkin, offered with no introduction. This was offered on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Rayne Memorial Methodist Church. It is essential that you follow along in the program because you...

As a child I was traumatized by the Second Coming. At any given moment, Christ may pierce the skies. If so, you’d better be saved. But in my culture, you never really know if you’re saved; if you sin too much, you...

We talk to the originator of these songs, Journey Schaubhut, a trans man, who gives us insights in his “journey” in transitioning gender as well as voice part. We are so grateful for this! I had chosen him because the...

Sorry but this is kind of a downer. It’s about the state of our country. But the music I provide is sensational, thanks to the Sacred Nine Singers! Also, you will hear in the episode about how I want you to share your...

Here you will learn the different things I consider and the several things that challenge me when I am writing texts!

IMPORTANT: At the point in the episode where I start asking the audience to vote for the “fake song,” pause the episode, visit https://sacrednine.com/demon and tell us which one YOU think is the fake! Our wonderful...