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?”

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…

Come, Expected One!

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…

Christmas Medley

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: