Category Archives: Choir

Compositions for choir.

Odds and Ends, part 4

From the Dust You Shall Raise Us Up (Solo, SATB Choir and Piano) I posted a song at the beginning of Lent called From the Dust You Shall Raise Us Up, with verses taken from Psalm 103. Here it is … Continue reading

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The God of Abraham Praise

In December I blogged about an arrangement of mine that we used in this year’s Lessons & Carols service at Church of the Servant. The hymn “The God of Abraham Praise” fits beautifully with the reading about the calling of … Continue reading

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The Christian’s Farewell

My friend Carlos Colón-Quintana was kind enough to commission a new choral work for an upcoming concert at Baylor University. The concert is an interesting mix of children’s choir, fiddle, barbershop quartet, and strings, unified around the theme of William … Continue reading

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Incarnation

Christmas is a time of incarnation. Of course, the most important incarnation is the Incarnation in which God took on flesh in the form of Jesus. The most negative aspect of Christmas incarnation is when we step on the scale … Continue reading

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Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed

I was reading Bruce Benedict’s very excellent Cardophonia blog today, and he had a post with four different musical renditions of Isaac Watt’s text “Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed.” That reminded me that I have never uploaded my choral … Continue reading

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My Soul at COS L&C

Sunday evening was Church of the Servant’s Lessons & Carols service. As always, it was the highlight of Advent and Christmas for me. The highlight for me from a compositional standpoint, was that after 12 years I finally got a … Continue reading

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My Soul Will Magnify the Lord

As we enter that blessed season known to music ministers as “when will this ever end?” I find myself considering a Magnificat that is near and dear to my heart. I wrote “My Soul Will Magnify the Lord” while I … Continue reading

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Psalm 118: This Is the Day!

Yesterday was Easter, and we had a blow out celebration of Christ’s resurrection at Church of the Servant. The service included my new setting of Psalm 118, the day’s lectionary Psalm. Okay, I went a little overboard with this one. … Continue reading

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Oh Holy Night

On Christmas Eve we’ll sing my brand spanking new arrangement of “O Holy Night.” To help the musicians prepare, here’s an MP3, score and parts (choir/piano, strings, brass, percussion). Strings–get cracking on that high part in the refrain!

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Every Valley

Last night at Church of the Servant we had our Lessons & Carols service. (You can read more about the service at the COS worship blog.) One of the songs the choir sang was my composition “Every Valley.” This is … Continue reading

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