“Living For The Other Side” is one way to stay conscious and alive, and to be reminded of what we are worshipping.

Marooned in his home in Connecticut much of last year, unable to tour or even safely hang out with his band, he sat in his home studio and put together a list of favorite church music, from “Amazing Grace” to 1970s-era Catholic folk Mass tunes to modern gospel songs. 

Williams came to write “Mary Lou’s Mass” to capture her feeling of suffering—and its apotheosis.

Like a master painter’s sketchbooks, “Archives” is uniquely revealing of the roots of Joni Mitchell’s distinctive voice both as a singer and a writer.

From three 20-somethings, here are the musical selections that have helped us to remember and thank 2020.

A conversation with Michael Kurek, author of “The Sound of Beauty: A Classical Composer on Music in the Spiritual Life.”