Tag: christmas
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Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming (TTBB A Cappella)
“It’s not hard to compose, but what is fabulously hard is to leave the superfluous notes under the table.” Johannes Brahms Several years ago the choir director and I decided to use “Lo How A Rose E’er Blooming” attributed to Michael Praetorius as the finale of our Winter Concert. We did not have any arrangement in…
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O Holy Night (For Children’s Choir, SATB Choir and Piano)
Scott Joplin Goes To Church Look at this gorgeous church. Notice the pipe organ underneath the beautiful stained glass window? This was the site of my debut organ performance in high school. Boy, was it a performance to remember. My childhood piano teacher (the same one that got me to start composing) thought it would…
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Hodie (A Cappella SATB Choir)
Gift For A Mentor Hodie was conceived as a gift to Robert King, choral director at Lipscomb Academy. I originally met Robert when I was working on my Masters at Belmont University. He was one of eight guest speakers in my Secondary Choral Methods class. These seasoned teachers gave us confident neophytes a direct portal into…