Testify 10th Anniversary CD

In the summer of 2001, Praz began as an idea, to lead the congregation of Assumption Church in O'Fallon, MO with contemporary music. The group that initially formed consisted of 7 or 8 members, but very quickly diminished down to 4 members, which included Michelle Staebell (vocals), Cathy Pescarino (vocals), and Mike Gagliano (guitar). They would soon to begin playing the weekly 5pm Saturday mass, which they still play to this day. After losing the original keyboard player, Mark Sacco joined the group early in 2002. The sound of Praz started to slowly form, but was not quite there yet. Another idea soon emerged, which was to have Mike Gagliano play drums and bring in another guitar player. In the spring of 2002, this idea became real, as Kevin Hinkebein joined the 5pm mass group. The summer went by, and the five members of the 5pm group were meshing musically, spiritually, and personally. The sound of Praz found its roots and began to grow. It was later that year when Praz began getting comments to make a cd, another idea, which they honestly thought, would stay just an idea. Then one day before mass, Kevin Hinkebein asked them to listen to a song he had just written. This song was so spiritual and moving, it made them think that they possibly could record a cd. The name of this song was "Father I", soon to be on their first cd. It was this song that inspired the whole group to start writing. By the spring of 2003, Praz had enough material to go into the studio to start their first cd project. In August of 2003, Praz went into the studio to record an 11-song original cd. By December of that year, "Heaven's Kingdom or Bust" was released. This began a wonderful adventure, ...

I like to think of my music as crisp but not overpowering, comforting but still challenging. I use simple themes and messages, but if you dig a little deeper, there ...