Last year when I was arranging Away in A Manger for Moments of Comfort and Joy I had a fairly specific concept for what I wanted the violin part to sound like. Given the folksy nature of the arrangement with Appalacian Dulcimer as the central…
My ongoing relationship with the delightful Shedd family is continuing. After recording their recital, they approached me with this request. One of the daughters participates in pageants. Part of the pageant competition is a talent. The idea is that her talent would be to dance…
I recently had the opportunity to record my daughter’s first harp recital with her new instructor. The instructor is a high school student from a very large family in which both parents and many of the kids teach private lessons. The recital included performances from…
I was contacted last fall by a worship leader at a small church in North Carolina near where I live in Virginia to help her produce some original music she has written. My wife taught a dance class at her church a few summers ago…
This one was more difficult than expected. How Great Thou Art started as a Swedish poem in the late 1800’s, written by Carl Gustav Boberg. The melody is a Swedish folk tune, and the song grew to popularity as it was used for the Billy…
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