Monthly Archives: August 2007

Psalm 81: Sing a Psalm of Joy

Psalm 81 starts with a call to worship, then the rest of the Psalm is God recounting Israel’s unfaithfulness and calling them back. Marie J. Post has a good metrical rendering of the Psalm in the Psalter Hymnal. But you … Continue reading

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5 for orchestra

About a year ago the Linn-Mar High School Chamber Orchestra premiered my string orchestra composition “5.” You can read a press release or listen to an MP3 of the recording of the concert. Or you can email me and tell … Continue reading

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Guitarchestra Sunday

All that rehearsing paid off–the Guitarchestra rocked the house last Sunday. Here are three of the songs recorded from the service: Thanks Be to God Our Savior (Psalm 107, Diephouse/Scheer), Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy, and Joyful, Joyful, We … Continue reading

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Money in the bank

People do all sorts of things with their free time. Some play sudoku, some watch the Weather Channel; me, I enter song contests. My latest challenge has been to compose music for a college fight song and alma mater. The … Continue reading

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