It has been a slow and painful entry into the digital world, but I have resolved to make a better effort to share my artistic musings and work with those who might be interested. I frequently spend so much of my available time in creating music, that I am not very good about sharing it. Thus, this post. I have determined to talk about the creative process as well as sharing some of my particular aesthetic perspectives…
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This is a piece that I composed for Acts the 3-Man show. It is a work for unaccompanied choir (a capella) that is a setting of the latin translation of the first lines of Psalm 51
Miserere mei Deus secundum magnam misericoridam tuam
Forgive me, O God, according to your great mercy
This music underscores a scene of martyrdom at the hands of Romans, so it seemed appropriate to use a latin text as that would have been the language in the air around the victims. The choice of text reflected the cry of a christian in the humility of impending death again requesting complete reconciliation before the end. This recording was made with the help of Bill Brandenstein and the Grace Community Church choir.
