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Hymn Arrangement for Orchestra: Be Thou My Vision

Be Thou My Vision was commissioned by Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, and premiered at their fifth annual Desiring God National Conference back in September. As with all of my hymn arrangements for orchestra, I try to stay true to the tone of the text when...

Christmas SATB Choral Anthem: Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

Choral Anthem, Compositions, Hymn Tunes

I think this is one of the most beautiful hymn tunes. And Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus is one of my favorite hymn settings. I have attempted to make the musical arrangement portray the sense of longing that the Hebrew people felt as they awaited the arrival of their...

Orchestral Hymn Arrangement of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony Masterpiece

Compositions, Hymn Tunes

I just completed work on my new orchestral setting of the classic hymn Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee. As I contemplated how to best arrange this piece for church orchestra, I could think of nothing more joyous than Beethoven’s original musical setting of Schiller’s...

SATB Choral Anthem: Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee with Asifiwe Bwana

Compositions

Recently, I had a director ask me how my and Heidi’s unique setting of Joyful, Joyful with Asifiwe Bwana came to be. So here is the story behind this unique arrangement. Randy Edwards, the director of YouthCUE, asked me to compose some new choral pieces in...