The Geneology of Jesus
(Original posting 10/20/20147) One wouldn’t normally think of the genealogy of Jesus in Luke chapter 3 as an inspirational text for choral music. Turning all the “begats” into compelling music is […]
What is Scripture’s role in regulating worship?
(Original posting 10/13/2017) I’m currently preparing for comprehensive exams to complete my Master of Music in Church Music degree. Part of that is being prepared to answer a number of […]
Next Step
(Original posting 9/19/2017) Wounded, Bleeding, Still Proceeding is going to my first reader tomorrow for preliminary approval. Hooray, big step! To refresh your memory on what this is about, here […]
Major Milestone!
(Original posting 7/11/2017) Although much work remains, the first draft of my Easter cantata, Wounded, Bleeding, Still Proceeding, is now complete! This is a significant milestone towards completing this cantata, submitting […]
John Ness Beck Choral Composers’ Workshop
(Original posting 6/19/2017) Last week was spent in Greenville, S.C. at the John Ness Beck Choral Composers’ Workshop, sponsored by Beckenhorst Press and hosted at the gorgeous First Presbyterian Church […]
Wounded, Bleeding, Still Proceeding Update – June 1
(Original posting 6/1/2017) Progress, yes! First draft of the crucifixion setting (Wounded, Bleeding, Still Proceeding) is complete. Some of it I really like and some I’m not so sure about. […]
It’s almost summer, and you know what that means, right?
(Original posting 5/25/2017) Well, here comes Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial beginning of summer, and a long, long, summer it will be here in Texas. It’s time for bare feet, […]
Wounded, Bleeding, Still Proceeding Update
(Original posting 5/21/2017) Well, with the finale (He Became Like Me) completed it’s time to move back to the two remaining unwritten movements in my Easter cantata. These will be […]
On the Nature of Worship
(Original posting 5/18/2017) Just what is worship? Experience? Intense emotion? Exuberant physical expression? Eh, . . . not so much, at least not according to how the Bible portrays it, […]
He Became Like Me
(Original posting 5/17/2017) In my last post I had just begun work on the final movement of my Easter cantata, which is a traditional choir anthem about substitutionary atonement and […]