Category Archives: Hymns
Complete in Thee
This fifth and final choral piece was actually the first that I arranged for Majesty this time around. The old hymn text has been set to a relatively popular new tune by Ben Nyce. This setting takes a rather restrained … Continue reading
Two more choral pieces
Here are two additional samplings of music that I arranged for Majesty’s new choral collection. It and the full recording will be released later this summer. The Fountain This well known Cowper text is treated with a new melody by … Continue reading
Music of Majesty
Posted here are a few mp3 samplings of a few of my arrangements that I wrote for my friends at Majesty Music. All the orchestrations are by Tim Fisher. They were recorded at Aire Borne Studios. These selections, among several … Continue reading
God Moves in a Mysterious Way
Today’s post will focus on a new hymn tune I composed for one of my absolute favorite texts. William Cowper’s relatively unknown text for ‘God Moves in a Mysterious Way‘ conjures up metaphors of nature that teach us that God … Continue reading
update
It’s been a busy start to the new year. Here are some of the things that I’ve been doing musically over the past month and a half of blog silence: Composed musical score for a short animated video Wrote out … Continue reading
Hinshaw to publish ‘It is not Death’
This past weekend, I received my first acceptance letter for a choral work. Hinshaw, a music publisher, was delighted with my choral anthem It is not Death to Die and will feature it in an upcoming production season. I posted … Continue reading
When God Is Nigh
This second hymn tune in my short series of hymn tune postings is set to a common meter text by Isaac Watts. Based on Psalm 16, When God is Nigh is about God’s ever sure presence in our lives and … Continue reading
