Music especially good for preludes, offertories, or postludes
Written for organ. This organ arrangement is based on the tune used for the hymn. “HOLY MANNA.” Listen to a soulless, computer generated, MIDI recording of this piece:
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…
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:
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?”
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…
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…
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…
Written for piano. This piano medley is based on the tunes for “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” (Nettleton) and “My Faith Looks Up to Thee” (Olivet). Listen to a soulless, computer generated, MIDI recording of this piece:
Written for organ. This organ arrangement is based on the tune used for the hymn. “Be Thou My Vision.” Watch this piece performed by organist Matt Emkey: Listen to a soulless, computer generated, MIDI recording of this piece:
Written for organ. This organ arrangement is based on the tune used for the hymn, “God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens.” Watch this piece performed by organist Matt Emkey. Listen to a soulless, computer generated, MIDI recording of this piece: