I thought I would post some more of my own music. Here is the first in a four movement set for Oboe, Cello and Piano. Hope you enjoy.
Today, many church services are described as traditional or contemporary, based solely on the type of music contained in them. I personally gravitate toward a more “traditional” service, I love organ music and the complexity of some of the older hymns, especially those based on Bach’s chorales. However, I have no problem worshiping when other [...]
This was originally a piano piece by Dmitri Kabalevsky which I orchestrated for a small orchestra. It is the first of twenty four preludes that he wrote. It is kind of a strange song but I enjoy it, hope you do also.
This is a brief history on how Handel composed the Messiah, I thought it was very interesting… In a small London house on Brook Street, a servant sighs with resignation as he arranges a tray full of food he assumes will not be eaten. For more than a week, he has faithfully continued to wait [...]
One of my favorite Bach Prelude, so simple yet beautiful. Glory to God.
I am starting to read the book “Music Through the Eyes of Faith” by Harold Best and I was interested in some more of his thoughts. Here is a brief paragraph from his article “When is Worship Worship?” You can find the full article here, www.leaderu.com/offices/haroldbest/worship.html “Only then are we free to become small, powerless, [...]
This is played by Glenn Gould, in my opinion one of the best pianists who plays Bach.
Today is officially the first day of summer and I am thankful for the beautiful weather the Lord has given us. Sometimes I just need to take a few minutes and thank God for the little things like great weather, I know I often take that for granted. I have found it is very hard [...]
This is Lizst’s Cantique Amour (Song of Love) from the set of 10 Religious and Poetic Harmonies. Hope you enjoy!
Hope you enjoy this beautiful song from Handel. Next week, the last song from my recital, Lizst’s Cantique Amour…
