10/6/11 - Guest Speaker at WorshipArts
I will be speaking at WorshipArts again this year on Tues., Oct. 11. For more info see www.worshipartscentral.com
7/6/11 - Free Tune
You can now download the instrumental "Diggin' Indigo" for free from the player on the home page or Own the Music page. Your welcome!
6/21/11 - Concert at Word for Life Church
I will be giving a solo acoustic concert at Word for Life Church of God in Comstock, MI on July 26 at 10 am.
5/12/11 - Now On Twitter
You can now follow the progress of my new record and all things musical on Twitter at @alhilgendorf.
12/05/10 - New Poetry Blog
I started posting some of my poetry here www.evdaypoems.blogspot.com
10/06/10 - Guest Speaker at WorshipArts
There is a great program here in Kalamazoo that teaches middle and high schoolers how to be part of a worship team. You can check them out at www.worshipartscentral.com . I will be a guest speaker on Sat., Oct. 9th.
5/03/10 - Workshop In Big Rapids, MI
I was privileged to take part in a music workshop at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Big Rapids, MI. A couple of the topics I covered were "How to Select a Worship Leader" and "How to Select Songs". I also had the chance to work with their team and lead a service the following Wednesday. The people at Immanuel really have a heart for connecting with God and it was a pleasure to work with them.
4/08/10 - New Song, New Video
Once in awhile, I'll write a song that's not a praise and worship song. I've added a video of a new song on my "Video" page called "That's All There Is". Enjoy!
4/03/10 - Some New Sounds at the Aroma
At the Aroma Coffeehouse in Battle Creek, MI, tonight, I brought out a new toy. It's a Digigtech Jamman looper. It allowed me to play a few songs with bass and drum backing tracks and to loop some guitar chords in real time so that I could play a bit of lead over them. I hope it makes things a little more interesting. I also shot a video of the last song "That's All There Is" that I'll be putting up on YouTube soon.
9/22/09 - Returning to the Aroma Coffeehouse 10/3/09
I will be returning to the Aroma Coffeehouse Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7:00pm. For more info see www.aromacoffeehouse.com.
8/5/09 - Fully Immersed Records Two Songs
Travis McCracken and his group Fully Immersed have released their new CD Lord, I Am Amazed. This West Virginian group has recorded two of Al's songs, "Lord, I Am Amazed" and "Let Heaven Come Down" for this new project and you can check them out here: www.fullyimmersed.com or www.myspace.com/fullyimmersed
6/1/09 - Fete de la Musique in Kalamazoo
Downtown Kalamazoo will be hosting its 3rd Fete de la Musique event Sunday, June 21 from noon until 10pm. This event will have over 60 musicians playing inside and outside various places downtown. I am happy to be participating for the first time this year and will post my place and time here as soon as I know it. Otherwise you can check out their website at www.kalamazoofete.com
Top Ten Songs on Worshipsong.com
Imagine my surprise when I opened the May issue of Technologies For Worship Magazine and found that I had two songs in the top ten at Worshipsong.com in April. "You Are a Mighty God" was #7 and "You Are Faithful (Every Moment) was #10!
Concert at the Aroma Coffeehouse
I played a solo acoustic set at the Aroma Coffeehouse, 202 N. Washington, Battle Creek, MI on Sat., Feb. 21, 2009. It was a great time of music and worship. Check out the new pics in the Photo Gallery. I'll be going back again in October. For more info check out www.aromacoffeehouse.com
New Instrumental Tune
Just finished a new instrumental with my friend Jeff called "Diggin' Indigo". You can hear it on my Listen page or on my MySpace page. It was my first venture in my new studio.
Dig Indigo plays for "Love That Talent"
On Oct. 11, 2008 some of our music team members from Agape' got together to do a song for a Love INC benefit. We called ourselves "Dig Indigo" and the video of the original song "Why Do I Run" can be seen on my Video page.
EDP Publishing is Now a CCLI Member
All the songs on Let Heaven Come Down are registered with Christian Copyright Licensing International. For more information go to http://www.ccli.com/
Now Playing on a Radio Near You...
Calvary Radio Network will be adding 3 songs from Let Heaven Come Down to their playlist. They have Praise and Worship and Teaching stations all over the country. The station in Kalamazoo, MI is WQKO 97.3 fm. For a station near you go to http://www.calvaryradionetwork.com/
Digital Downloads now available
You can now order downloads from Let Heaven Come Down through iTunes, Napster, and other digital stores. Just follow the link on the "Own the CD" page.
CD Release/Night of Praise
We all had a wonderful time...
Al and band were rockin' Friday night, June 8th at Agape Christian Church. The band played 8 songs from the new CD and 1 new song called "Far Away". Check out the pics on the Photo Album page.
You can now order Let Heaven Come Down through CD Baby!
Just follow the link on the "Own the CD" page.
