Hush the Baby: a tale of two melodies
A thing I do to drive myself a little crazier: “finish” something, make it public, and then regret it because it was just. plain. wrong. I’m glad the Lord knows what He’s doing when I don’t.
A thing I do to drive myself a little crazier: “finish” something, make it public, and then regret it because it was just. plain. wrong. I’m glad the Lord knows what He’s doing when I don’t.
“There is a green hill far away…” If ever there was a phrase designed to evoke images in the mind of a child, it’s that one.
In which I try to build a choir one voice at a time. With mixed results. 🙂
This version of “In That Holy Place” has a new accompaniment and includes an obbligato for flute.
The numbers for the year, and what they mean to me.
You know that amazing feeling when you actually manage to finish something? Not just sorta finish, with a few loose ends that you’ll get to… um… eventually. I mean really finish?
This is week three of the Christmas Music Deluge. I just realized (with a self-congratulatory smirk) that so far I’ve met my goal of one update/week until done. We’ll see if the new leaf stays turned.
Here’s a Christmas Choral that I’ve fallen in love with. Sooooo beautiful!
One of the sad things about self-publishing is that you tend to write Christmas music at the wrong time of year to be useful. For example, during the Christmas season.
Perhaps you’ve seen some of the macro pictures of snowflakes that float around the internet. The beauty and variety are amazing.
Here’s a new favorite that I think you’ll enjoy. We we just started this one in our Institute Choir. It’s a gorgeous number called “This Holy Christmas Night,”
“O Tidings of Comfort and Joy,” a medley of the traditional French carol “Sing We Now of Christmas” and the traditional English carol “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen,” arranged by Betsy Lee Bailey. This one is great fun!
First and foremost, a ward choir should be about bringing participants closer to Jesus Christ.