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LWCP, 1994-1995

LWCP – More Adventures The sixth year of the Composition Project definitely was an interesting one in that there was a lot more stylistic exploration on my part. The five songs were in Gospel, contemporary, Sixties traditional choral, a cappella choral, and quasi-hip hop styles; I found this to be rather remarkable in retrospect – …

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LWCP, 1993-1994

LWCP – Well-Established Although there were “only” five songs in the fifth volume of the Living Water Composition Project, it was interesting because they covered such a wide style range. The LWCP songs appear to be remarkable in their stylistic latitude, but the new entries this year stretched the envelope even farther. For instance, “Sojourner’s …

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LWCP, 1992-1993

LWCP – The Fun Continues The fourth set of Living Water Composition Project songs was smaller than any of the previous three years; in fact, it was only slightly more than half the numeric output of the year before and only a third of the second year. As far as I could tell, however, the …

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LWCP, 1991-1992

LWCP – The Real Fun Begins! After three seasons’ worth of LWCP songs, I was out of the woods. The number of members who had not yet had songs written for them was under twenty (possibly under twelve), and so the frantic feeling based on realizing the magnitude of the task at hand was largely …

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LWCP, 1990-1991

LWCP – Gathering Momentum The second volume of the Living Water Composition Project expressed a greater level of compositional maturity (at least in my own thinking). The previous year’s experience in writing music had been a good education, and so I had new tools and a better perception of what could (and could not!) be …

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Through the Fire

Through the Fire Dedicated to Annette (Ruder) Rangel James 1:2-4 Preview: Choral score: $ US Accompaniment track: $ US Through The Fire, the final song in the first volume of the Living Water Composition Project, turned out to be an experiment in pushing my stylistic envelope. The original version was a difficult eight-part a cappella …

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Make Me A Noble Christian

Make Me A Noble Christian Dedicated to Chris Noble Romans 8:28-30 Preview: Choral score: $ US Accompaniment track: $ US The key to this song is a bit obvious, and everyone caught it immediately. I recall that Christ gave me this “don’t ever do this to me again” look. However, his sister Alison loved it. …

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Dance For Joy

Dance For Joy Dedicated to Laura (Franklin) Hazlett Psalm 149:3-4 Preview: Choral score: $ US Accompaniment track: $ US Laura has had a joyful, positive influence on Living Water’s ministry as one of our sopranos. Laughter pervades her life, and spreads to others quickly. She’s a great person to have around, and is a terrific …

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Follow Through

Follow Through Dedicated to Charlotte (Garland) Gochnauer Luke 9:57-62 Preview: Price: $ US Charlotte proved to be an exceptional Living Water member in that she took advantage of her home schooling situation and left us ahead of schedule! She graduated a year early and used the time afterward to embark on a short-term missions trip …

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Give Him Everything

Give Him Everything Dedicated to Aaron Feil Romans 12:1-2 Preview: Choral score: $ US Accompaniment track: $ US Aaron is one of a few Living Water members who have been involved in Boy Scouts. This had a definite impact on his ability to be at rehearsals and performances, yet he continued in his commitment effectively …

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