“Take My Life” is an original SAB choral anthem based on the text of the traditional hymn by Frances Ridley Havergal. Take a listen to the recording below and check out Easy Choir Music if you are interested in performing the piece.
My original composition “Beside Still Waters” has been published! Lorenz Publishing has included it in “The Church Pianist’s Library, Volume 25,” which is a collection of 33 pieces from different composers and arrangers. You can get a copy at SheetMusicPlus (affiliate link), Lorenz Publishing, J.W. Pepper, and other music retailers.
Over my holiday break, I took the chance to read Building Choral Excellence: Teaching Sight-Singing in the Choral Rehearsal by Steven M. Demorest. Yes, you would guess correctly that it is about sight-singing, but not just that. Dr. Demorest provides a history of sight-singing in America, starting with the singing Read more…
Thanks to Chad Criswell over at “MusicEdMagic” for posting this video from TEDxSydney. In this video Professor Richard Gill, the Music Director of the Victorian Opera Company, presents an inspiring talk about the value of music education. Some of the highlights that Prof. Gill offers include: All of that improvisation, Read more…
I know you probably have already seen the two virtual choirs from over the last year and a half by Eric Whitacre, but I still wanted to share two of the coolest things on the internet. The first video is of Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir performing “Lux Aurumque.” The performance Read more…