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Walk into any Protestant church and you are likely to encounter a worship team that sounds a lot like a rock band. The musical worship will have a strong backbeat, and simple, easy-to-follow repetitive melodies, reinforced by made-to-order electric guitar strains. The arrangements and chord charts are readily available to all from various Internet sites that cater to the needs of modern worship centers hoping to attract and keep a young demographic. We honor these young musicians and composers, and the love and skill they bring to musical worship, whatever their level of competence, because we know that the Lord hears their hearts. But can it be that in the pursuit of a new sound, an old treasure has been lost? Hymn Restoration is about introducing a new generation to the musical treasures of Christian history. America's Piano Showman Dino Kartsonakis has brought his passion for sacred music and deep knowledge of its history to the task of choosing 101 of what he considers to be the best of the best from the vast wealth of hymns going back centuries. Readers will immediately recognize the depth of the lyrics and the inspired beauty of the melodies, that cannot help but rise once again to the top, particularly when compared to much of what we hear today. Each hymn is presented alongside a devotion that expands on the theme expressed in the hymn. Many include stories about how they were written and about the extraordinary people who wrote them.

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Dino Kartsonakis is known as America's Piano Showman, a title aptly given to one of the world's premier performers of our time. From Carnegie Hall to the honor of performing inside the Tower of David, Jerusalem, Kartsonakis has captured the world with his unique talent, stellar performances, and exceptional showmanship. Kartsonakis is a Grammy Award winner for the soundtrack of the movie, The Apostle. He was also nominated for Chariots of Fire is an eight-time Dove Award winner, and the Tele Award winner for Miracles, filmed at David's Tower in Jerusalem. Kartsonakis' talent and performance prowess started at the age of three, when he sat at an upright piano and played both melody and harmony of a hymn he heard that morning at church. He grew into his talents and later studied piano at Julliard School of Music and at conservatories in France and Germany. Kartsonakis has toured the world and played in Russia, Japan, China, and Israel, to name a few, also Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, Lincoln Center, and other prestigious venues nationwide. He has also performed for presidents and dignitaries. Aside from touring the world, Kartsonakis has made countless network television appearances since the age of 16, including the highly rated talk show The Dino Show, produced and hosted by his wife Cheryl Kartsonakis and himself. For more than 35 years, they wowed audiences in more than 200 countries with a variety of celebrity guests as well as performances by Dino and Cheryl. Most recently, Kartsonakis had the distinction of playing at Israel's 70th Birthday Celebration Concert with the Israel Symphony Orchestra, the night before the U.S. Embassy opened in Jerusalem, with Pat Boone serving as MC. In 2007, Dino and Cheryl opened Dino's 24Karrot Cake Company, located in Branson, Missouri, shipping their Celebrity Favorite cakes nationwide. Kartsonakis is not only an entertainer and husband, but also a father. He and Cheryl share two daughters, Christina and Cherie, and are grandparents to Cherie and her husband Steve's daughters, Lauren and Alexandra.

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