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survey as the ninth best loved hymn of all time, and in their 2010 survey was named second best hymn of all time. The British Hymn Society nominated "In Christ Alone" as one of the top five hymns of all time, and BBC One's "Songs of Praise" nominated "In Christ Alone" as a top 10 hymn in 2012.
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Getty began making music at age 11, learning to play the classical guitar; at 12 years old he began playing the flute. During school, Getty was influenced by classical music, Irish music, and church music of all kinds. As a young adult, he studied music at
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In addition to his work with his wife as Keith & Kristyn Getty, Getty has also orchestrated or produced music for a number of other projects. These include orchestrations for
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In 2001, Stuart Townend and Getty wrote the song "In Christ Alone" with the purpose of creating a modern hymn that would explain the life of Christ. They released it on the
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They have connections with politicians. For example, in 2017, the hymn writers performed for US Vice-President
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album, McDonald's television commercials, and Silvascreen label movie soundtrack recordings
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Keith and Kristyn together have written and produced a number of children's worship albums.
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in Massachusetts. Getty participated in a summer master class under Irish flautist Sir
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2018: Psalms Ancient and Modern:  Live from the Getty Music Worship Conference
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businessman, Christian singer and songwriter, best known for writing the song "
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at the Vice-President's residence. In addition the couple have performed for
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Modern and Traditional Hymns: Live at the Gospel Coalition with Keith Getty
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Kristyn met Keith Getty in 2002 after being introduced by Kristyn's uncle,
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Southern Baptist Theological Seminary topical index of Getty/Townend hymns
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2020: Evensong: A Collection of Hymns and Lullabies at Close of Day
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2021: Sing! Global (Live at the Getty Music Worship Conference)
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Keith and his wife Kristyn write and release hymns together.
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Keith & Kristyn Getty
OBE

Lisburn
St Chad's College, Durham
BA
Kristyn Getty
Hymns
Celtic
classical
Christmas
gospel
contemporary Christian
gettymusic.com
OBE
Northern Irish
In Christ Alone
Stuart Townend
Kristyn
Keith & Kristyn Getty
Lisburn
St Chad's College
Durham University
Tanglewood Music Center
James Galway
John Lennox
Portstewart
Nashville, Tennessee
Keith and Kristyn Getty
Michael W. Smith

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