For those who couldn’t come to the premiere of Ekaterinoslav at my Graduate Recital on April 16, here are some pictures from the event and behind the scenes! Click on any picture for a larger view. Thanks to everyone who
Category: Music
Thornfield CDs now available!
They’re finally here! After several months of hard work recording, Thornfield — the folk / americana band in which I play alongside Carrie Pazdziora and Jenna Satterthwaite — has finally released our debut albums, the CD Bright Northern Skies and EP One
New Creation #7: Give To Our God Immortal Praise
Seventh in a series featuring songs from my CD New Creation. For more information, read this link. The Song Behind the Song This is another text by Isaac Watts, whom we’ve heard from before when we looked at “Alas, and Did My Savior
New Creation #5: Nailed to the Cross
Fifth in a series featuring songs from my CD New Creation. For more information, read this link. The Song Behind the Song Carrie Elizabeth Ellis Breck (1855-1934) was a natural poet. Although she claimed she had no sense of pitch, she wrote more
Modern Medicine (The Doctor Song): Rare Video!
Here’s a little treat for those who enjoy the sillier side of my music. “The Doctor Song” was composed many years ago and has often provoked laughter from unsuspecting audiences, but some have denied its existence since there was no
New Creation #4: Alas, And Did My Savior Bleed?
The Song Behind the Song Isaac Watts (1647-1748) is known as the “Father of English Hymnody” for very good reason. If he wasn’t the very first to ever write a hymn in English, he was the one who showed the rest
New Creation #3: Kyrie (With Broken Heart and Contrite Sigh)
Third in a series featuring songs from my CD New Creation. For more information, read this link. The Song Behind the Song Cornelius Elven (1791–1873) was a Baptist pastor in Suffolk, England, and a close friend of Charles H. Spurgeon. Spurgeon described him
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New Creation #2: Bless Thou Jehovah (R. A. Torrey)
Second in a series featuring songs from my CD New Creation. For more information, read this link. The Song Behind the Song R. A. Torrey was a 19th-century evangelist known for his commitment to the Word of God and the message
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New Creation #1: “Come, Christians One and All, Rejoice” (Martin Luther)
First in a series featuring songs from my CD New Creation. For more information, read this link. The Song Behind the Song The story of Martin Luther (1483–1546) is familiar to anyone who knows even the slightest bit of
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