Commissions
for Faith, School & Community Settings
I enjoy creating original compositions at the request of individuals, schools, churches and publishers. Contact me for information on commissioning congregational, choral or instrumental works for faith, school or community settings.
Commissions have been provided for:
Commissions have been provided for:
- Marion Baptist Church, Marion, Virginia
- The Baptist Sunday School Board
- Choristers Guild
- The Youth Choir Festival by the Sea
- The Adult Choir Festival by the Sea
- Kathwood Baptist Church, Columbia, SC
- Myers Park Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC
- Washington Elementary School, Raleigh, NC
- Individuals and Lyricists
- Oakland Baptist Church, Rock Hill, NC (forthcoming)
Composition Awards (Words and Music)
- Winner, Music Composition Competition, High School Division (Draw Near to God), 1982 - Sponsored by Church Music Department, Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma
- Winner, Anthem Composition Competition (Song of Commitment), 1986 - Sponsored by Oklahoma Baptist University chapter, Baptist Church Music Conference
- Winner, Sesquicentennial Anniversary Hymn Search (Where Ocean Meets the Rocky Coast), 2003 - Sponsored by First Congregational Church, Scarborough, Main
- Winner, Communion Hymn Search (Come and Feast, for All Are Welcomed), 2004 - Sponsored by Orange United Methodist Church, Chapel Hill, NC
- Honorable Mention, Baptism Hymn Search (With Water Freely Flowing), 2008 - Sponsored by Orange United Methodist Church, Chapel Hill, NC
- Winner, First Anthem Competition, Two-Part Division (Song for the Generations), 2009 - Sponsored by Polyphony Fellowship of Pastoral Musicians
- Winner, Hymn Tune Search (SPIRIT-PRAYER for Brian Wren’s text, “We Are Your People”) 2011 - Sponsored by Faith Alive Christian Resources for inclusion in the Lift Up Your Hearts hymnal
- Winner, Alliance of Baptists 25th Anniversary Hymn Search (From Wisdom Emerging), 2012 - Sponsored by the Alliance of Baptists
- Winner, Children’s Anthem Competition (God Is There), 2012 - Sponsored by the "Kirk's Fund" of Hitchcock Presbyterian Church, Scarsdale, New York
- ASCAP Plus Awards in Music Composition Awarded by American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers - in recognition of personal music catalog and frequency of performances
Lyricist Collaborators
WIth progressive author, Jann Aldredge-Clanton, I have collaborated on:
her website.
- Four inclusive congregational song collections,
- a ground-breaking children's musical,
- downloadable choral anthems, and
- published choral anthems with expansive theology, as well as
- a progressive music activity curriculum for young children.
her website.
Other Lyricist Collaborators include:
Typesetting
Using Finale music notation software I also provide music typesetting services. Contact me for information.