The festival kicks off at 7 p.m. Wednesday with a free screening of "Charles Ives' America" at the Normal Theater; several concerts and a lecture are to follow at ISU.

The old-fashioned hymn sing will include singer Paul Garland, Becky Sopha on piano and Barb Rylander on violin.

When you sing ‘Holy, Holy, Holy’ or ‘Amazing Grace,’ for that three minutes, you are united in heart,” he told CT.

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