The Living Water Composition Project
Living Water is the choir which I directed, first at Valley Church (Cupertino, California), and later First Presbyterian Church (Mountain View, California). When we used big words, we called ourselves a “multigenerational, non-audition, creative arts outreach ministry”. In real-people words, that means anyone can join us, that they don’t need any experience, and that with us they’ll be using music, drama, and other ministry tools to touch lives for Jesus Christ.
Some people claim that this sort of age-mixing can’t/shouldn’t be done, but in our case God has used it to produce a rich synergy between older and younger members, and to provide those with less experience with the benefit of years of training. The cooperative and loving atmosphere which the Lord has brought to our rehearsals and performances, and the feeling of family is truly wonderful. But enough philosophical discourse and digs at segments of the establishment…
It all started back in 1989 when I was attempting a songwriting project on behalf of our erstwhile senior high ensemble. Circumstances led to the project being transferred to Living Water. Ever since, I’ve been writing new additions to the Living Water Composition Project – and since each song is dedicated to one of the members of Living Water, I expect that this opus will never be finished…