If fewer churches are using an organ and choir where will our high grade organ and church music come from?

Answer 1

The New Testament doesn't authorize the use of instrumental music in the worship service. Instrumental music was authorized by men, not by God, our Heavenly Father, or Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour.

Ephesians 5:19
(KJ21, 21st Century King James Version)
speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,

(ESV, English Standard Version)
addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart

Colossians 3:16
(KJ21, 21st Century King James Version)
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

(ESV, English Standard Version)
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Answer 2

I'm not sure whether to answer your question or respond to the idiotic, ridiculous remark rendered by tsc1976er. Well, I suppose if you're going to make the argument that instrumental music doesn't belong in church and completely ignore the Old Testament, there's not much I really want to say to you. So, I'll ignore that answer.

Ok, to answer your question I really wouldn't worry about the existence of well done church music. It will always be around. As long as God is on the throne and worthy to be praised, there will be choirs and musicians to do so....skillfully. Now to answer in a more practical manner:

Although, it may seem as though there is a mad rush for churches to update themselves and get rid of the old & bring in the new in a desperate attempt to seem more relevant, real church music is really in no danger of becoming extinct. I'm not sure what city you're in, but regardless of changing fads there will always be those reliable warhorses (i.e., musicians, choirs, and the compositions they render) that carry on litirgical and nonlitirgical musical traditions in every corner of the country. How can I say this with such confidence? Because I am one of them, and I went to school with many who are the same.

I studied organ and church music and know many who do the same. Music schools all over the country have tens and hundreds of potential students, current students, and graduates who are all working to make your church music experience better and our musical offerings to the Lord more acceptable. I have a job interview coming up next week for a big church in Detroit that has a tradition of superior anthems, hymns, and church music in general. Churches like this are all over the country, and many of them have no intentions of succumbing to modern fads and altering their rich music traditions.

So, if I were you I wouldn't worry. Though, we all need to be mindful to sing the hymns and anthems frequently so to introduce them to the younger generations, because some churches are in situation in which their anthems are dying along with the members of the senior/chancel choirs and not being sang by the youth. It'll be my job to fix this if I get this prospective position at this church.

Good, insightful question.