Music for the season of Advent
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 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 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 consists of the tune for “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” (Veni Emmanuel) and “On This Day Earth Shall Ring” (Personent Hodie). Listen to a soulless, computer generated, MIDI recording of this piece:
Written for piano. This piano medley consists of the tune for “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus” (Hyfrydol) and a song I wrote entitled “How Can This Be?” – the question Mary asked upon learning that she was pregnant with the one who would redeem Israel. Listen to a soulless, computer generated, Read more…
Written for piano. This piano medley includes tunes to four familiar carols: “Away in a Manger” (Away in a Manger); “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing” (Mendelssohn); “O Come, All Ye Faithful” (Adeste Fideles); and “Joy to the World” (Antioch). Listen to a soulless, computer generated, MIDI recording of this piece:
Written for piano. This piano medley consists of two tunes: (1) a variation of Divinum Mysterium, an eleventh century work that accompanies the Christmas hymn “Of the Father’s Love Begotten” and (2) a tune I wrote to accompany the advent hymn, “In the Darkened Days of Winter.” Listen to a Read more…
Written as a vocal hymn with piano or organ accompaniment. This hymn deals with the real world that Jesus came into. It looks at the many challenges Mary faced which still exist today – but sees God’s light shining through. Listen to a soulless, computer generated, MIDI recording of this Read more…
Written as a vocal hymn with piano or organ accompaniment. About the turn of the century my brother Steve wrote a marvelous hymn. I was so moved by it, that I added a verse, trying to tie the hymn to a scripture passage normally read in advent.It is clear to Read more…