Music and Vocation

I enjoy music, as I suspect most (all?) people do.  Music has the ability to not only convey emotions, but actually to conjure them up along with the memories associated with them.  Perhaps this is why we, as a culture, tend to treat musicians with a respect which approaches reverence.

Music itself is mentioned in the Bible, first in Genesis 4:21 (“His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe”) and later becomes an integral part of the life of Israel...