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Arrangement Church Live

Holy God, We Praise Your Name

My Just Add People! series of piano accompaniments for congregational singing has got to be one of the best-kept secrets of the church music world. Each one adds a new twist or little sparkle that enlivens the congregation’s singing. My new arrangement of “Holy God, We Praise Your Name” uses the traditional harmonies for verses 1, 2, and 4, but adds an intro, coda, and effervescent third verse. As you can see from the video below, it is easy to integrate pipe organ with the piano.

Watch for a PDF of the sheet music at my main website soon!

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Arrangement Church Live

Immortal, Invisible

Where have I been? You wonder.

When I’m not planning worship services for Fuller Ave CRC, learning a new notation program, or chipping away at my mammoth new composition based on Psalm 119, I’m writing arrangements like this piano accompaniment for “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise.” Counterpoint in a hymn accompaniment? You betcha!

Look for the sheet music soon in the Just Add People! section of my website.

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Jazz Live

Waltz for Ed

In recent months, I’ve had weekly bass gigs playing jazz at a local restaurant. Getting back into the swing (!) of playing jazz standards has inevitably led me to write a new tune for our group to play. Indeed, this is a recording of us playing it for the first time last night. You can hear by the room noise that the restaurant patrons were completely unaware that they were hearing a world premiere!

Why “Waltz for Ed?” you may ask. Our trio’s pianist, Ed Dublis, frequently calls the Bill Evans’ tune “Waltz for Debby.” So frequently, in fact, that I started thinking to myself, “This guy needs to learn another waltz!” My tune is a sprightly homage to “Waltz for Debby,” which is utterly beautiful. You can hear the original below. I aspire to play like Chuck Israels someday.

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Church Congregational Songs Live

My Days Are in Your Hands, two versions