For SATB Chorus and Organ
Let-Zion-in-Her-Beauty-Rise-SCORE.pdf
Let-Zion-in-Her-Beauty-Rise-CHORAL.pdf
Let-Zion-in-Her-Beauty-Rise-ORGAN.pdf
I arranged this piece many years ago for a stake conference and subsequently for the BYU Men’s Chorus (Homecoming Spectacular) where Nate Hofheins arranged the orchestra (see the video on YouTube).
For SATB Chorus, Piano and Flute
How-Gentle-Gods-Commands-SCORE.pdf
How-Gentle-Gods-Commands-CHORAL.pdf
How-Gentle-Gods-Commands-FLUTE.pdf
How-Gentle-Gods-Commands-PIANO.pdf
My friend, Brenda Baugh, in the Lehi, Utah Stake, asked for this arrangement for an upcoming stake conference. Every so often when arranging, a musical idea comes along that truly seems at one with the text. Such was the case with How Gentle.
For SATB Chorus and Organ, Three-Hands
I-Need-Thee-Every-Hour.pdf
I-Need-Thee-Every-Hour-CHORAL.pdf
Through this piece I find one of the best expressions of how I feel about the Atonement of Christ. As I grow older and, hopefully, more humble I realize how much I need the power of the Atonement every hour, every moment of mortality.
For SATB Chorus and Piano
Jesus-the-Very-Thought-of-Thee.pdf
Jesus-the-Very-Thought-of-Thee-CHORAL.pdf
This is one of my earliest “published” arrangements; somewhat revised and updated for this year’s stake conference.
For SATB Chorus, Piano and Violin
Love-at-Home.pdf
Love-at-Home-CHORAL.pdf
Love-atHome-VIOLIN.pdf
As a husband and father of four, I’ve really come to appreciate the powerful message of Love at Home. Consider one of my favorite lines: Sweeter sings the brooklet by / Brighter beams the azure sky / Oh, there’s One who smiles on high When there’s love at home.
A combination of Where Can I Turn for Peace? and Be Still, My Soul
For SATB Chorus and Piano
Peace.pdf
Peace-CHORAL.pdf
I first arranged this many years ago but revised it for our Stake Conference last year. I smoothed out the harmony and added a rolling piano accompaniment to give the arrangement a sense of forward motion – moving from worry and longing to comfort and confident peace.
For SATB Chorus, Piano and Violin
Come-Follow-Me.pdf
Come-Follow-Me-CHORAL.pdf
Come-Follow-Me-VIOLIN.pdf
For SATB Chorus and Organ, Three-Hands
Come-Follow-Me-ORGAN-CHORAL.pdf
Come-Follow-Me-ORGAN-PART.pdf
I really enjoyed arranging this piece. The simple-but-inspiring text suggests a journey; musically I thought a fantasia-like arrangement supported the idea.
For SATB Chorus and Piano
Testimony.pdf (Piano-Choral)
A missionary serving in my home ward gave me the idea of combining these two hymns as representing the foundation of testimony and faith. I first put this together while on my own mission (about a year later); handwritten on manuscript paper, it was barely legible (those poor missionaries from the Scotland Edinburgh Mission were gracious enough to take it seriously and performed it nicely). A few years ago (well, nearly 10!) I re-worked the arrangement for Soundsmith Music.