Music

Music Gallery

Welcome to the music gallery. Occasionally I will compose a piece or arrange a hymn for use in church. If anything turns out well, I'll post it here. Check back periodically.


Choral

A contemporary arrangement of Silent Night for SATB choir with piano accompaniment.
Silent Night 2007 PDF Silent Night 2007 MIDI

Keyboard

A short (and cheesy) composition for keyboard that works well with a synthetic strings voice. One of my friends liked this piece and used it as background music for a scene in his video game.
Battle Time 2007 PDF Battle Time 2007 MIDI

Organ

A short but exciting introduction to Easter Hymn (Jesus Christ Is Risen Today) for use on Easter Sunday. It takes only about 25 seconds, which works well in small churches with short processions.
Easter Hymn 2008 PDF Easter Hymn 2008 MIDI

Recordings

All recordings were made on a Johannus Rembrandt 497 SE organ. They were recorded dry and in mono at 96 kHz with an M-AUDIO Transit USB audio interface connected to the organ's line-out. Noise reduction was performed in post-processing, and impulse response reverb was added via FFT convolution in MATLAB. The file was then downsampled to 48 kHz and converted to MP3 in LAME.

Alla HornpipeAlla Hornpipe (from Water Music, Suite in D Major, HWV 349)
George Frideric Handel. Recorded October 9, 2009.

HyfrydolAlleluia! Sing to Jesus / Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Hyfrydol)
Arrangement by Charles Callahan, 1986. Printed in Laudate! Volume 2, James W. Kosnik (ed.), Concordia Publishing House, 1995. Recorded November 13, 2009.

Bethlehem, of Noblest CitiesBethlehem, of Noblest Cities (Melody adapted from Johann Thommen's Christenschatz, 1745)
Arrangement by David N. Johnson. Printed in Music for Worship - Easy Trios, Augsburg Publishing House, 1969. Recorded December 9, 2009.

Stabat Mater DolorosaElegy on Stabat Mater Dolorosa
Arrangement by Charles Callahan, 1999. Printed in Lenten Music for Manuals, Set 2, MorningStar Music Publishers, 1999. Recorded February 19, 2013.

Gather Us InGather Us In (with some modifications)
Marty Haugen, 1982. Setting by Paul Carlson, 2006. Printed in Twelve Organ Preludes on Hymns Old and New, Paul Carlson, GIA Publications, 2006. Recorded September 5, 2009.

Jesu Dulcis-Verbum SupernumJesu Dulcis-Verbum Supernum
Victor Togni, © 1966 Margaret Togni Fox. Printed in Consoliere Classic, Volume II - Chant-based Pieces, Alison J. Luedecke (ed.), World Library Publications, 1998. Recorded September 5, 2009.

Interlude on the Cantate DominoInterlude on the Cantate Domino (Sing to the Lord)
Sr. Teresine Fonder, SNJM. Printed in Twenty-Six Miniatures for Organ on Gregorian Themes, OCP Publications, 1978. Recorded October 8, 2009.

Interlude on the Cantate DominoModal Prelude
Gordon Young. Printed in Gordon Young Organ Album, The Sacred Music Press, 1983. Recorded January 17, 2011.

Nun komm der Heiden HeilandNun komm der Heiden Heiland (Savior of the Nations, Come; BWV 659)
Johann Sebastian Bach. Recorded November 16, 2009.

Praise, My Soul, the King of HeavenPraise, My Soul, the King of Heaven
Arrangement by Robert Hobby, 1991. Printed in Laudate! Volume 2, James W. Kosnik (ed.), Concordia Publishing House, 1995. Recorded October 8, 2009.

The Angel Gabriel from Heaven CamePrelude on The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came (Gabriel's Message)
Charles Callahan, 1997. Printed in Advent Music for Manuals, Set 2, MorningStar Music Publishers, 1997. Recorded December 9, 2009.

The King Shall ComePrelude on The King Shall Come (Consolation)
Charles Callahan, 1989. Printed in Advent Music for Manuals, Set 1, MorningStar Music Publishers, 1989. Recorded November 25, 2009.

PrièrePrière
Jean Langlais. Recorded September 7, 2009.

Salve Regina - SalutationSalve Regina - Salutation
Lynn Trapp, 1998. Printed in Salutation, Petition, and Acclamation - A Triptych for Organ on Two Chants of Salve Regina, Oxford University Press, 2000. Recorded October 10, 2009.

Savior of the Nations, ComeSavior of the Nations, Come (Setting I)
Paul Manz, 1987. Printed in Improvisations for the Christmas Season, Set 1, MorningStar Music Publishers, 1987. Recorded November 25, 2009.

Savior of the Nations, ComeSonata in Baroque Style
Gordon Young, 1974. Fred Bock Music Company, 1974. Recorded January 17, 2011.

Toccata EnergicoToccata Energico
Lani Smith, 1985. Printed in The Sacred Organ Journal, Howard Wells (ed.), The Lorenz Corporation, September 1985. Recorded November 25, 2009.

Toccata in E MinorToccata in E Minor
Johann Pachelbel. Recorded September 7, 2009.

Trumpets in PraiseTrumpets in Praise
Robert J. Hughes, 1981. Printed in The Sacred Organ Journal, Gilbert M. Martin (ed.), The Lorenz Corporation, September/October 2009. Recorded September 5, 2009.

Veni, Veni, EmmanuelVeni, Veni, Emmanuel
Eugene Englert, 1966. Printed in Consoliere Classic, Volume II - Chant-based Pieces, Alison J. Luedecke (ed.), World Library Publications, 1998. Recorded September 5, 2009.

Verset 39 - SortieVerset 39 - Sortie, Heures Mystiques
Léon Boëllmann, Op. 30, 18. Recorded September 5, 2009.