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The annual Calvin Worship Symposium kicks off on January 30 and it is shaping up to be a fun year for me. On Thursday I’ll lead my yearly songwriters’ workshop; this year I’m joined by Wendell Kimbrough, Swee Hong Lim,…

One could certainly do worse than this recent testimonial from John Lemmenes after hearing my arrangement of Keur Moussa’s “Magnificat”: Great music repeats without being repetitious; surprises without alarm; transports and we are transformed to emerge, as from a fever dream,…

In 2020, the St. Sinner Orchestra is releasing an album entitled One. Long. Year. This is an unusual project in that it is a concept album (a song cycle following the inner life of an unnamed protagonist as his outer…

I stumbled upon Amy Langmaack’s favorable review of Essential Worship recently: I loved what she said about its accessibility: “While the subtitle of this book is “a handbook for leaders,” I found it highly approachable for anyone.” Meanwhile, I…