With a clear start to my groggy day, i reminisce on the wedding the day before thinking how lovely it was to see my Friend happily married and content. People had been gracious with the kind words regarding my music for the ceremony and I was grateful for...
Today is a very special day for me because one of the most emotional and significant works in my repertoire, "I Will Dream With You," is premiering. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to T.J. Harper and the Loyola Marymount University Concert Choi...
Ministration during the Easter Special of 'Lyrics of Hope' 2022
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I had a Friend who moved to a new town and set up a new choir, blissfully ignorant of the 100+ community chorus that already existed there. phot...
Special Thanks to: Members of the 2020 Great Auditorium Virtual Choir Jason C. Tramm, Dir. of Music Ministries Monica Ziglar, Soprano Soloist Ronald Naldi, Tenor Soloist Justin Beck, Bass Soloist Quinton Tramm, Audio/Visual Engineer Premiered: ... ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">more
Walking home after choir one night my Friend and fellow chorister Barbara and I agreed the hardest piece we’ve ever done was Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis. Here’s What I wrote about it at the time, (referring specifically to the Cr...
Do you want to know What happens when you unite the love of a dog, a Friend like Anthony Silvestri and a determination to go around the world to pay homage to your dog? Stay to read this story. This is the fascinating story behind "I Will Dream With You",...
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Robert Pecksmith (organ) David Crown (conductor) Somerville College Chapel, Oxford 28 April 2013 website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Organist's websit... ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">more
Shine! - A blissful meditation - A stunning arrangement by Darren Marc Bartlett... SHinE Jesus SHinE Graham Kendrick Copyright Make Way Music SHinE ON US Michael W Smith & Deborah D Smith Copyright O'Ryan Music inc. Performed by Salvacosta ... ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">more
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] A Friend of mine asked the other day: “How do you find songs? And how do you do vocal arrangements of them?” Photo by Jorge Fr...
