Christmas SATB Choral Anthem: Gloria in Excelsis Deo

Choral Anthem, Compositions

Although I like all of The Word Became Flesh, I think Gloria in Excelsis Deo is undoubtedly one of the most exciting moments in the whole work. If you listen carefully throughout the underscores of The Word Became Flesh,, you’ll notice a distinctively exotic...

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...

Christmas SATB Choral Anthem: Unto Us a Child Is Born

Choral Anthem, Compositions

Unto Us a Child Will Be Born takes the longing of Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus and infuses it with a sort of sort of celebratory expression of expectation. If you listen closely, you will see that the melody in the Savior Foretold Underscore is really just an...

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...

Jesus, In His Own Words in Washington DC

Compositions, Events

Heidi and I were blessed to attend the YouthCUE Nation’s Capital performance of In His Own Words on June 29th, 2008. This concert featured a chorus comprised of almost 300 teenagers (from seven states and six denominations) accompanied by an full orchestra comprised...