Storms, and Anchors, and Veils, Oh My!
In yesterday’s services one of our hymns was The Solid Rock (My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less) with text written by Edward Mote (1834). It’s a wonderful hymn of […]
Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder?
A brief article on the nature of beauty from my former philosophy professor (he’s still a professor, it’s just I’m no longer his student!). Is Beauty in the Eye of […]
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 […]
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, […]