music included in a new digital song resource
I’m delighted to share that four of my pieces, only one already published, will be included in The United Church of Canada’s new digital song resource, Then Let Us Sing!
Read Morean arrangement of glory to god, whose goodness shines on me
Just before Advent, I received sample copies of an arrangement of “Glory to God, Whose Goodness Shines on Me” by Joel Raney that also weaves in a bit of the hymn “To God Be the Glory” (a more inclusive text, too). It’s an accessible SAB arrangement and available for purchase from Hope Publishing Company. It’s fun to see something you’ve written come back in a new way!
Here’s a preview recording of the arrangement from the publisher’s website.
another pray with our feet update
I’m delighted to share my protest song, Pray with Our Feet, is being included in a collection of hymns, songs, and choruses to mark the centennial of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada.
I had the pleasure of leading the song at The Hymn Society’s Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. in July 2022.
Pray with Our Feet was also included in the We Cry Justice Cultural Arts Project of The Poor People’s Campaign.
people, look east
I’ve been grateful for the opportunity to curate an Advent Hymn Study with two congregations over the past weeks - Valley Presbyterian Church in California and North Decatur Presbyterian Church in Georgia. Each Saturday we have gathered via Zoom for meaningful reflection on hymns and songs for the season. And it has been a life-giving challenge to create digital presentations that invite us to notice new details and beauty, especially since we can't be singing in the same room together.
Read Morewe remember them
I wrote this piece in 2017 but it has took on special poignance this year, especially as we consider the many lives lost to the coronavirus pandemic and related illnesses, depression, and isolation. It moves gently between spaces of grief and gratitude, and hopes to offer a space to name those who have died.
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