Behind the Song – “Christ the Word”
Here’s another behind-the-scenes look at a recent choral anthem… One for traditional choirs: CHRIST THE WORD For those who compose music for the Church, perhaps the most crucial [...]
On Composing Software… (revisited)
I am reading a book, The Sound of Broadway Music, about the men who orchestrated the Broadway musicals of the 1930s-1960s. The author, Steven Susskin, studied the handwritten [...]
Which Comes First – The Music or the Lyrics?
(To listen to “Shepherd of the Stars” click here.) Some songs are born with words and music emerging together in a fit of creativity. Others start as a lyric in search of a melody. [...]
New Site Feature: “Spotlight”
I’ve just launched a new page here at my website – “Spotlight.” There I will from time to time feature a particular piece of music (typically a choral anthem) and tell the [...]
Inevitable
“He struggled. He scratched out… If you look at those sketches… you see the agonies that this man went through… And what has finally appeared as the finished product looks as though [...]
The Choral Recording Process (a very delayed response)
This is in response to a reader (apparently I have more than one reader now), who asked this question: “I’d love to see something detailing the recording session process someday [...]