Real World Church Composition
All composers would love to have a full professional orchestra/ensemble/choir standing in anticipation of our latest work, and a very precious few have that luxury, but most of us have […]
There are not many tuba solos out there!
Tuba players get no respect. Relegated to oom-pah-pah’s and whole notes by most composers, a melodic line for a tuba is less common than a blue moon. And don’t even […]
Ponder Anew Debut
Excited to announce that my arrangement of Ponder Anew, an arrangement of “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” [LOBE DEN HERREN] will be debuted by the First Baptist Church of […]
It Is Not Death to Die
Other than my own family members, the news of Billy Graham’s passing from this Earth moved me more than most any other. Hardly any American over the age of 20 […]
Ponder Anew
Ponder: to think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion. Anew: In a new or different and typically more positive way. Ponder Anew is the title […]
The First Noel
Ah, Christmas Eve. There’s a chill in the air, the service is planned, the sanctuary is decorated, bulletins are printed, announcements have been heralded, but . . . what’s that? […]
Brass Quintet for Advent
Here’s a unique setting of HYFRYDOL for brass quintet called Long Expected Jesus that is just perfect for the Advent season. This creative arrangement is readily playable so you still […]
A Lovely Setting for a Lovely Rose
(Original posting 11/21/2017) Are you still looking for a special choral piece for this Christmas? Consider, Lo, a Rose, a fresh, intimate, and contemplative setting of the traditional German carol, es ist ein […]
Fingal’s Fantasy
(Original posting 11/10/2017) Here’s the first live performance of my solo piano work, Fingal’s Fantasy, as performed today by the inestimable Keji Lu, a native of Beijing, China. Thank you, Keji, […]
Who Decides What is Beautiful?
(Original posting 10/26/2017) A) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. or B) Beauty has absolute standards. Which, if either, of these statements is true? The first is subjective, […]