The Way Things Are Dedicated to Paul Flood Romans 1:16 Preview: Choral score: $ US Accompaniment track: $ US Paul is completely unafraid to tell you the truth of the matter. His vocal talent is remarkable as well; when auditioning for the San Jose State Choraliers, Paul was asked to sing a scale starting from …
Tag: original work
Most of the music scores at Choraegus were written by Larry Sue, who started Choraegus as a means of getting them before the public and making them available to musicians worldwide. Most are arrangements of existing source material (such as hymns and classical music), but there are a number which are completely original works.
Worship!
Worship! Dedicated to Julie (Crice) Flood Isaiah 9:6 Preview: Choral score: $ US Accompaniment track: $ US Living Water has been blessed with a considerable number of instrumentalists over the years. Julie plays French horn quite well, and this is remembered here in the key signatures of F minor and F major (the instrument is …
Built On Rock
Built On Rock Dedicated to Pete Thurston Matthew 7:24-27 Preview: Choral score: $ US Accompaniment track: $ US Pete was the only person to serve in Seasons of Heart over all four of his senior high years. He also anchored the Living Water bass section and provided a lot of encouragement to everyone around him. …
Seek His Face
Seek His Face Dedicated to Debbie (Fournier) Feil Psalm 67:1 Preview: Price: $ US The thematic material for this song was taken from “Debbie,” which means “bee;” this constitutes a verbal clue. In addition to writing meaningful lyrics, I tried to maintain scientific accuracy in the words: Bees don’t fly at night, presumably because they …
Quiet Victory
Quiet Victory Dedicated to Laurie Thurston I John 5:4-5 Preview: Choral score: $ US Accompaniment track: $ US This song attempts to capture Laurie’s gentle and sweet personality in musical form. It expresses a confidence in God which is above the stresses of life. Overall, the theme of victory – the meaning of “Laurie” – …
The Big Picture
The Big Picture Dedicated to Brad Schield I Peter 5:6-7 Preview: Choral score: $ US Accompaniment track: $ US The Living Water Composition Project came into being as an effort to provide some new music for Seasons of Heart, the erstwhile Valley Church senior high ensemble. However, Seasons of Heart disbanded before their set of …
The Lord Will Give Me Wings
The Lord Will Give Me Wings Dedicated to Jesse Cecil Isaiah 40:31 Preview: Choral score: $ US Accompaniment track: $ US Jesse was riding his bike at Angel Island in November 1989 when he missed a curve and went over the edge, breaking his neck (first and second cervical vertebrae). Such an injury is almost …
LWCP, 1989-1990
LWCP – The Beginning The 1989-1990 season was marked by a number of profound changes in Living Water’s ministry. We had just completed our first summer season, and I’d already decided to have us continue year round. It also was the first year that I personally felt a reasonable level of “ownership” as our director …
LWCP
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 …
