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The Province
06-08-2025
- Entertainment
- The Province
B.C. couple scores big hit with their Sunday hymns on YouTube
With over 160 million views and 645,000 YouTube subscribers, the fully independent project is one more jewel in the creative crown of two busy local artists Submitted photo of Eli Bennett and Rosemary Siemens Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. 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Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Sunday Hymn Serenade — Bring Back the Hymns is an online musical series produced by local musicians and married couple Eli Bennett and Rosemary Siemens. With over 160 million views and 645,000 YouTube subscribers, the fully independent project is one more jewel in the creative crown of these two busy local artists. First produced in the couple's Vancouver apartment during the pandemic as a means to bring church music into people's homes during lockdown, it has since produced 500 episodes and counting. The series features guest choirs, children's ensembles, and three generations of the musical family in weekly posts. Music has been a lifelong passion for both Siemens and Bennett. 'My mother started me singing as a baby and playing violin and piano at age three playing hymns,' said Siemens. 'I learned how to perform in church when they used to have special music at the little country chapel where I grew up in Plum Coulee, Man. After, we would gather at my grandparents' place afterwards and sing hymns in four-part harmonies with 60 of my closest relatives.' Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Bennett also grew up in church singing hymns as well as learning other genres listening through his father Darryl Bennett, a film and TV composer and drummer in the Powder Blues Band, as well as the band of gospel legend Andre Crouch. The couple met in a studio where Bennett's father was producing Siemens' album. He has followed in his father's footsteps, winning a 2018 Leo Award for his score for the documentary I Believe: The Story of Real Bearded Santas, as well as Juno nominations with Five Alarm Funk and others. Bennett also leads his own jazz quartet, which has performed at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. 'My father got to write with gospel legend Andre Crouch and I grew up in his church in Los Angeles singing hymns of a very different sort than Rosemary's Mennonite upbringing,' said Bennett. 'So when we arrived at the idea of the channel, we wanted to blend the two styles together. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. They had previously explored spiritual sounds with their duo Sax and Violin. The group took home a 2020 Covenant Award, which honours the Canadian gospel music industry's brightest stars, for its instrumental track You Say. But the idea of doing something more was always in the background. 'While I was touring with the Canadian Tenors and my own group, I always would throw in a hymn because I felt so comfortable playing it,' said Siemens. 'In 2019, a friend asked us to play a hymn for their parents, and we recorded it. I thought, we should do something on YouTube, and that September we put up our first song.' When COVID cancelled all of the couple's gigs, they began posting a lyric hymn on Wednesdays and on Sundays would post a live video filmed in some setting that worked within the couple's bubble. The feedback to the posts seemed universally positive, and Sunday Hymn Serenade — Bring Back the Hymns was born. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'We started getting the most beautiful messages from people who said they loved the peaceful nature of hearing a lot of the music that wasn't really being performed in a lot of the churches anymore, even before lockdown,' Siemens said. 'The posts would have easy-to-read large print so you could sing along, and we found our secret formula. It's so fulfilling to us to be touching people's lives like this.' 'The two of us have done so much in music, but individually never pursued a music ministry on our own,' said Bennett. 'Coming together brought this together, and producing two songs a week is no easy feat. But the comments show us that this is beyond music and touching people's lives in ways that we couldn't do with other genres.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. While large print and church classics might suggest that Sunday Hymn Serenade — Bring Back the Hymns is mostly experienced by an audience of a certain age, the couple says their metrics suggest otherwise. Bennett says all ages are on board. 'That's only something we learned about looking at YouTube analytics. Since we started this thinking of it as something for older people, which was some of our original motivation,' he said. 'But we are seeing something quite different and hope to be able to share this with churches.' By far, the United States is the top market, but Singapore and Lagos, Nigeria are in the second and third spots, they say. Unlike top 40-oriented contemporary Christian songs that are proving popular today, the duo selects centuries-old songs for filming. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'The hymns have stood the test of time and weren't written for radio play or to go viral, but rather to be filled with theology,' she said. Coupled with visuals shot everywhere from the family farm in Manitoba to the Vatican and North Shore mountains, Sunday Hymn Serenade — Bring Back the Hymns is on a mission to keep as many of these church classics in circulation as possible. In addition to the weekly YouTube segments, Sunday Hymn Serenade — Bring Back the Hymns now has a radio format broadcast on the first Sunday of each month at 1 p.m. on CFAM Radio 950. Siemens and Bennett are also still active in their other musical pursuits. Bennett's latest project is scoring a documentary for the 100th anniversary of Route 66 for PBS. His jazz album, Breakthrough, is available at Read More Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. Click here for an introductory offer of 30% off. Explore upcoming concerts and the extensive archive of past performances. Vancouver Whitecaps Sports News News News
Indianapolis Star
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
IHSAA baseball: See who made 2025 ALL-USA Central Indiana Super Team
Show Caption Indiana high school baseball season is over. Meet this year's ALL-USA Central Indiana baseball Super Team, honoring the best of the best Central Indiana. FIRST TEAM Eli Bennett, Cathedral The IU commit batted .394 with 21 runs scored, 34 RBIs, six doubles, four home runs and three triples. On the mound, Bennett went 2-3 with a 3.37 ERA and 17 strikeouts over 18⅔ innings. Ben Canada, Guerin Catholic The sophomore batted .407 with 33 runs scored, 30 RBIs, five doubles, six home runs, one triple and six stolen bases. Blake Cope, Covenant Christian Cope batted .446 with 39 runs scored, 20 RBIs, three doubles, nine triples, four home runs and 37 stolen bases. Tyler Denny, Mooresville Denny batted .460 with 40 runs scored, 31 RBIs, 11 doubles, eight home runs, two triples and 36 stolen bases. Hudson DeVaughan, Mooresville The Alabama commit went 4-0 with a 2.26 ERA and 74 strikeouts over 43⅓ innings. At the plate, DeVaughan batted .227 with two home runs and one double. Desmond Francis, Park Tudor The Notre Dame commit batted .404 with 23 runs scored, 15 RBIs, two doubles, two triples, 21 walks to just nine strikeouts and 25 stolen bases. On the mound, Francis had a 2.19 ERA and 45 strikeouts over 38⅓ innings. Joe Glander, Noblesville The John A. Logan commit went 4-2 with a 1.29 ERA and 62 strikeouts over 49 innings. At the plate, Glander batted .245 with eight runs scored, three RBIs, one double and one triple. Nick Godsey, Southport The Marion County Player of the Year batted .413 with 21 runs scored, 20 RBIs, seven doubles, one triple, one home run and eight stolen bases. On the mound, Godsey went 5-1 with a 2.79 ERA and 102 strikeouts over 52⅔ innings. Gannon Grant, Center Grove The Tennessee commit had an 8-0 record with a 2.02 ERA and 58 strikeouts over 55⅓ innings. At the plate, Grant batted .376 with 21 runs scored, 26 RBIs, three doubles, one home run and three stolen bases. Rigg Mahurin, New Palestine The Olney Central commit had a 9-2 record with a 1.46 ERA and 89 strikeouts over 67⅓ innings. At the plate, Mahurin batted .352 with 29 runs scored, 13 RBIs, six doubles, one triple, one home run and five stolen bases. Colin McNeer, Brownsburg The Wabash Valley commit batted .437 with 21 runs scored, 20 RBIs, five doubles, five home runs, three triples and one stolen base. Parker Rhodes, Greenfield-Central The Mississippi State commit went 4-2 with a 1.24 ERA and 88 strikeouts over 45 innings. Aiden Smith, Shelbyville The Kentucky commit went 5-1 with a 2.39 ERA and 55 strikeouts over 44 innings. At the plate, Smith batted .413 with 31 runs scored, 24 RBIs, seven doubles, seven home runs, one triple and nine stolen bases. J.D. Stein, Carmel The Wake Forest commit batted .333 with 36 runs scored, 20 stolen bases, 12 RBIs, two doubles, one triple and one home run. Tate Troxell, Guerin Catholic The Alabama commit had a 1.00 ERA and 100 strikeouts over 56 innings. At the plate, Troxell batted .250 with seven runs scored, 11 RBIs, two doubles and one home run. SECOND TEAM Carter Beck, Avon The Akron commit had a 1-0 record with a 0.93 ERA and 50 strikeouts over 30 innings. Grayson Betts, Franklin Betts went 7-1 with a 1.75 ERA and 84 strikeouts over 52 innings. At the plate, Betts batted .241 with 14 RBIs, seven runs scored, two doubles and one home run. Brendan Boynton, Lawrence North The Wabash commit batted .403 with 15 runs scored, 10 RBIs, five triples, three doubles and three stolen bases. On the mound, Boynton went 0-1 with a 1.96 ERA and 42 strikeouts over 35⅔ innings. Trevor Corbett, Noblesville The Saint Xavier commit batted .368 with 22 runs scored, 18 RBIs, four doubles, three home runs, one triple and four stolen bases. On the mound, Corbett went 2-0 with a 2.94 ERA and 33 strikeouts over 16⅓ innings. Peyton Dickens, Whiteland The Houston commit batted .362 with 24 runs scored, 18 RBIs, five home runs, four doubles, three triples and 20 stolen bases. On the mound, Dickens had a 2-2 record with 47 strikeouts over 27⅔ innings. Huston Dunn, Fishers The Ball State commit batted .333 with 25 runs scored, 13 RBI, seven doubles, two triples, one home run and nine stolen bases. The shortstop finished with a .940 fielding percentage. Drake McClurg, Center Grove The IU commit batted .320 with 44 runs scored, 18 RBIs, seven doubles, four triples, two home runs and 12 stolen bases. Austin McNabb, Perry Meridian The Dayton commit went 1-1 with a 2.82 ERA and 59 strikeouts over 39⅔ innings. Hudson Mills, Lutheran The junior batted .460 with 40 runs scored, 38 RBIs, six doubles, three triples, seven home runs and seven stolen bases. On the mound, Mills went 5-1 with a 4.20 ERA and 60 strikeouts over 40 innings. Jacob Morris, New Palestine The junior batted .427 with 30 runs scored, 26 RBIs, four doubles, four home runs, one triple and 13 stolen bases. On the mound, Morris went 5-1 with a 2.12 ERA and 41 strikeouts over 33 innings. Drew Nelson, Roncalli Nelson batted .413 with 28 runs scored, 28 RBIs, five doubles, four home runs, two triples and eight stolen bases. Nelson finished with a .977 fielding percentage. Wyatt Pennington, Avon The Evansville commit batted .330 with 30 runs scored, 21 RBIs, eight doubles, three home runs, two doubles and nine stolen bases. On the mound, Pennington went 1-0 with a 3.32 ERA and 38 strikeouts over 25⅓ innings. Ryan Redding, Lutheran Redding went 4-1 with a 2.10 ERA and 70 strikeouts over 53⅓ innings. He earned the win for Lutheran's first state title against Kouts. Braden Shaw, Zionsville The DePauw commit went 6-1 with a 1.62 ERA and 48 strikeouts over 39 innings. THIRD TEAM Josh Bingman, Brebeuf Jesuit The Southwestern Illinois commit went 5-1 with a 2.45 ERA and 72 strikeouts over 51⅓ innings. Braeden Burton, Franklin The IU Southeast commit went 6-1 with a 1.26 ERA and 76 strikeouts over 61⅓ innings. Luke Cherry, Fishers The Grace College commit batted .364 with nine runs scored, 15 RBIs, two doubles and one triple. Luke Collinsworth, Westfield The senior went 3-2 with a 2.69 ERA and 67 strikeouts over 41⅔ innings. Bo Cooper, Cathedral The St. Charles commit batted .349 with 18 RBIs, two runs scored, five doubles, one triple and seven stolen bases. Behind the plate, Cooper had a .980 fielding percentage. Beckett Doane, Noblesville The Mississippi State commit had a 4-4 record with 68 strikeouts over 38⅓ innings. Ethan Dorsey, Cathedral The John A. Logan commit went 5-1 with a 1.67 ERA with 39 strikeouts over 37⅔ innings. Mayo Fernandez, Fishers The Grace College commit batted .390 with 14 runs scored, 16 RBIs, three doubles, one triple and four stolen bases. Garrett Groce, Danville The Akron commit went 5-5 with a 2.19 ERA and 71 strikeouts over 44⅔ innings. Bryce Haney, Triton Central The Wabash commit went 9-1 with a 1.31 ERA and 94 strikeouts over 59 innings. At the plate, Haney batted .459 with 37 runs scored, 36 RBIs, 10 doubles, four home runs, one triple and four stolen bases. Tyler Hughes, Zionsville The junior batted .313 with 24 runs scored, 15 RBIs, six doubles, six triples, one home run and 11 stolen bases. Jackson Kamp, New Palestine The Anderson commit batted .311 with 20 runs scored, 26 RBIs, seven doubles, six home runs and one stolen base. Behind the plate, Kamp finished with a .977 fielding percentage. Owen Lecher, Lutheran The senior batted .500 with 34 runs scored, 35 RBIs, nine doubles, five home runs and 11 stolen bases. On the mound, Lecher went 1-0 with a 2.68 ERA and 19 strikeouts over 15⅔ innings. Clayton Lenz, Avon The junior batted .380 with 26 runs scored, 16 RBIs, eight doubles, two home runs, one triple and 19 stolen bases. Gavin Lykins, Plainfield The South Florida commit went 4-2 with a 2.42 ERA and 60 strikeouts over 37⅔ innings. At the plate, Lykins batted .309 with 19 runs scored, 17 RBIs, four doubles, four home runs and nine stolen bases. Rykin Matthias, North Central The junior batted .386 with 27 runs scored, 28 RBIs, seven doubles, five home runs, four triples and 18 stolen bases. Kai Newman, Lapel The Huntington commit went 7-1 with a 1.42 ERA and 117 strikeouts over 59 innings. At the plate, Newman batted .359 with 28 runs scored, 22 RBIs, seven doubles, Maalik Perkins, Whiteland The Ball State commit batted .321 with 28 runs scored, nine RBIs, four doubles, three triples and 41 stolen bases. Aiden Reynolds, Noblesville The IU commit batted .309 with 18 runs scored, 19 RBIs, seven doubles, three home runs, one triple and two stolen bases. Owen Sanders, Fishers The Saint Xavier commit went 5-1 with a 2.90 ERA and 44 strikeouts over 50⅔ innings. Toby Savini, Cascade The junior batted .464 with 33 runs scored, 19 RBIs, 10 doubles, four triples and 26 stolen bases. Brendon Stwalley, Monrovia The junior went 2-0 with 1.76 ERA and 80 strikeouts 47⅔ innings. At the plate, Stwalley batted .286 with five doubles, 20 RBIs, 16 runs scored and three stolen bases. Ian Taylor, Guerin Catholic The junior batted .363 with 35 runs scored, 25 RBIs, nine doubles, four home runs, six triples and 18 stolen bases. Jackson Wagner, Brownsburg The Wabash Valley commit batted .436 with six runs scored, 12 RBIs, 10 doubles, one home run and three stolen bases. Behind the plate, Wagner had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. Jack Warner, Danville The Frontier commit batted .435 with 19 runs scored, 18 RBIs, seven doubles, five home runs and three stolen bases. Simeon Wasil, Hauser The senior went 9-0 with a 0.48 ERA and 114 strikeouts over 58 innings. At the plate, Wasil batted .408 with 25 runs scored, 26 RBIs, eight doubles, four triples, two home runs and nine stolen bases. Honorable Mentions Avon: Jack Bland, Nolan Hataway, Brayden Salyer; Beech Grove: Guerin Boshears, Griffin Matracia, Bishop Moore Ben Davis: Austin Calvin, Avery Mitchell; Bethesda Christian: Noah Dininger; Bishop Chatard: Sammy Bardach, Greg Mates, Declan Hostettler, Brady Keating; Brebeuf Jesuit: Andre O'Brien, Anthony Suscha, Brownsburg: Luke Albrecht, Ethan Gladstein, Ty Jarvis, Drew Jennings, Canyon Koonce, Ryan Murphy; Carmel: Cole Caldwell, Gabe Mathison; Cascade: Brady Beikes, Noah Dasgupta, Cort Hubner, Braxton Lewis; Cathedral: Connor Christiansen, Michael Gallagher, Eli Sinsabaugh, Landon Hughes; Center Grove: Kyle Boots, Carson Bush, Grady Grant, Cayden Jones, Andrew Krupa, Kellen Thomson, Cal Schembra, Hudson Stewart; Covenant Christian: Henry Boyce, Eli Kegaris; Crispus Attucks: Dillon Wells; Danville: Aiden Chiodo, Ethan Wooten; Decatur Central: Zach Losito, Drew Dalton, Brayden Smith; Eastern Hancock: Gavin Jenkins, Hayden Rouse; Edinburgh: Avynn Whitaker; Fishers: Zander Carnahan, Reid Garber, Deagan Repp, Hayden Werner; Franklin: Landen Basey, Carsten Bland, Nash Netter, Blake Smythe; Franklin Central: Ryan Lovell, Brayden Mahoney; Greenfield-Central: Zander Cobb; Greenwood: Ethan King, Jayden Pierce, Blake Reitmeyer; Greenwood Christian: Caden Camden; Guerin Catholic: Luke Gremelspacher, Finn Holden, Carson Kail, Nolan Ratcliff, Karson Smith; Hamilton Heights: Nick Hulen; HSE: Jackson Bixler, Michael Hoog; Heritage Christian: Will Ambrose, Alex Jackson, Tripp Vaughan, Carson Wilhite; Indian Creek: Nolan Harden, Talan Steinway, Nick Winters; Irvington Prep: Cortez Jenkins, Aiden Pollack; Lapel: Rylie Hudson, AJ Nunley, Lawrence Central: Paul Carnes, Sebastian Toussaint; Lutheran: Caleb Courtot, Nate Hughes, Dax Lockliear, Sam Strader; Martinsville: Josh Jones, Rhys Wolf; Mooresville: Liam Delp; Mt. Vernon: Ryker Baer, Andre Boldt, Tristan Sitton; New Palestine: Gavin Neal; North Central: Jackson Dinnsen, Garrit Ullom, Tanner Wilson, Tristan Wilson; Park Tudor: Miles Dubie, M.J. Gaines; Pendleton Heights: Colton Frank, Ty Frakes, Brayden Stevenson, Jordan Williamson; Perry Meridian: Aiden Kerr, Nate Risley; Pike: Jimquell Young; Plainfield: Zach Rhoden, Luke Warriner; Purdue Broad Ripple: Hayden Holder, Kyler Jones; Purdue Poly: Kin Chow, Nevan Jeffers, Roncalli: Gio Ardizzone, Collin Ash, Jaden Kuria, Sam Roeder; Scecina: Dom McKiernan, Brady Ray; Shelbyville: Dalton Jones, Reece Prickett, Gavin Reed; Shortridge: Jorge Jobito; Southport: Robert Ludlow, Riley Matlock; Triton Central: Nick Riggins, Eli Sego, Bo West; Tri-West: Jackson Catt, Ethan Frye, Luke Haboush, Cole Keller, Jackson Sorgi, University: Cooper Cammack, Ryan Castetter, Caleb Stocker, Beckett Suh; Warren Central: Keith Jackson; Jacob Vokes; Western Boone: Gavin Hawkins, Quinn Westerfeld; Westfield: Matt Drozlek, Beck Jordan; Whiteland: Ethan Engel, Isaac Phegley, Blake Riddle, Kayden Wilson, Peyton Wingfield; Zionsville: Davis Moore, Matt Pedersen, Jackson Tielker Share your feedback to help improve our site!
