Hmyn Tune Harmonizations
Gordon Hymn Tune and Modulation
Written for organ or piano. A hymn tune harmonization most often used for “My Jesus, I Love Thee”. Listen to a soulless, computer generated, MIDI recording of this piece:
Hmyn Tune Harmonizations
Foundation
Written for organ. A hymn tune harmonization most often used for “How Firm a Foundation”. Listen to a soulless, computer generated, MIDI recording of this piece:
Hmyn Tune Harmonizations
Beach Spring
Written for organ or piano. A hymn tune harmonization most often used for “Lord, Whose Love through Humble Service” and “Wash, O God, Our Sons and Daughters”. Listen to a soulless, computer generated, MIDI recording of this piece:
Hmyn Tune Harmonizations
Azmon
Written for organ or piano. A hymn tune harmonization most often used for “O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing”. Listen to a soulless, computer generated, MIDI recording of this piece:
Advent
Variations on a French and a French-Canadian Carol
Written for organ and oboe. This organ and oboe piece was written and used during a worship service at Catalina United Methodist Church. I have thought about reworking it but haven’t done so. It is a blend of the French Canadian Huron Carol, which is in a minor key, with Read more…
Piano
Variations on Assurance
Written for piano. This piano number, based on the tune, Assurance (“Blessed Assurance”), being quite brief, can serve nicely as an offertory. Listen to a soulless, computer generated, MIDI recording of this piece:
Advent
Quaint December Tunes
Written for piano. This piano medley is a more compact version of some of the other Advent or Christmas tunes. This includes brief harmonizations of the “Wexford Carol,” ”Jesous Ahatonhi,” ” Divinum Mysterium,” “In the Darkened Days of Winter,” and “How Can This Be?”
Piano
Prayer
Written for piano. This piano medley is a combination of the Converse tune for the hymn, “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” and the Sweet Hour tune for the hymn, “Sweet Hour of Prayer.” I wrote this in memory of my imperfect, racist, yet loving grandfather. As soon as Read more…
Advent
Irish Meet French Canadian Hurons
Written for piano. This piano medley consists of my harmonization of Ireland’s “Wexford Carol” and the French Canadian Huron tune (Jesous Ahatonhia) used in Jean de Brebeuf’s carol, “’Twas in the Moon of Wintertime.” Both are lovely quaint carols not played or sung often enough. Listen to a soulless, computer Read more…
Advent
Hommage a Alain: Variations on Candler
Written for organ. When I was in high school, an organist friend played for me Jehan Alain’s Litanies. Since then, I have been enthralled with the piece and have wanted to write some hymn variation in the same style. Also, for years, I have been deeply moved by Charles Wesley’s Read more…