For all of the books that I have read over the years - both for fun and for my work with WGTD - I don't think I have ever taken the time to amass an end-of-the-year Top Ten Favorite Books list. I am finally doing it now because 2020 has been a year in which
Several days ago, I viewed the holiday concert of Westminster Choir College, at the suggestion of a Carthage music colleague who did some of his graduate study there. There were things about it that were quite impressive (and a moment or two that were downright amazing, visually). In fact, it was like an extravagantly-produced music
This arrangement of my song "Pace" was done for my CD "God Gives Me Wings." The main vocals are handled by Trevor Parker, who was a voice student of mine at Carthage - and the background vocals are by Scott Frost, who studied with me while he was a student at Tremper High School. Eric
One of the songs that the Lincoln Chamber Singers performed for the Carthage Christmas Festival was my arrangement of the Dutch carol "King Jesus Hath a Garden." As you probably know, Holland is renowned for its amazing flowers, so it's no surprise that the most famous of all Dutch carols would reflect that country's love
I recently recorded a series of interviews with five local choral directors- at both the high school and collegiate levels- to find out how they have been coping with the restrictions and complications of the COVID-19 pandemic. I came away with a new and profound understanding of how this pandemic, while a frightening and maddening
When I heard that the theme for the 2020 Carthage Christmas Festival was "Come, with Healing in Thy Wings" I set about to compose a song for the Lincoln Chamber Singers that would fold into that intriguing and timely theme. I knew that my singers had agreed to record their portion of the concert by
