Compositions, Hymn Tunes
Be Thou My Vision was commissioned by Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, and premiered at their fifth annual Desiring God National Conference back in September. As with all of my hymn arrangements for orchestra, I try to stay true to the tone of the text when...
Compositions, Hymn Tunes
I just completed work on my new orchestral setting of the classic hymn Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee. As I contemplated how to best arrange this piece for church orchestra, I could think of nothing more joyous than Beethoven’s original musical setting of Schiller’s...
