Testimonials
Our ward choir
performed your arrangement of "When He Comes Again" for Easter
this year and it was absolutely beautiful. Thank you for
writing such great music and most especially for allowing people
to download it for free. I really appreciate your
willingness to help make the calling of choir director much
easier. I have given your website to quite a few people
who are involved in church music. Thanks again for your
service!
~Laura Nielsen
Boise, Idaho
Thank you so much for
writing the beautiful hymn, "How Many Drops for Me?" and sharing
it with us! I have chosen this wonderful piece for part of
our Easter sacrament meeting program. It is one of our
choir's favorite numbers and often brings tears when we sing it
as it bears witness to our souls of the great atoning gift our
Savior. Thank you again for making this special music available
to us. I will be recommending it to all the choir
directors in our stake!
~Debbie Timpson
Sacramento, California
Many thanks, Irv, for the use of your lovely arrangement of "Be
Still My Soul". I was asked to accompany this for a
funeral of a sweet elderly woman that lived just up the road
from me. I know it meant a lot to her family to have this
specific song and your arrangement just gave it the perfect
touch.!
~Stephanie
Sorensen
Provo, Utah
I am a Hutterite, and am planning for an upcoming wedding.
The bride said to me, "Come Thou Fount needs a revival."
So I went forth, and, not wanting just any old revival, searched
for a wonderful, new arrangement! I have been scouring the
internet for three days. I wanted a simple one, but not
too churchy; not too stoic, but not too flowery. Today, I
found your version. I printed it and sat at my piano,
taking time for every single chord, my lips never coming
together because of my wide smile and, from the bottom of my
heart, it is the most beautiful thing I have heard in a
while. When I was done, I wiped the tears off my lashes
and messaged a friend about it. I still can't stop
smiling. Thank you so much.
~Lenita J.
Waldner
Sperling,
Manitoba, Canada
I was so excited to find your arrangement of "Come Thou Fount of
Every Blessing." I absolutely love the low alto part.
Sarah M. DeBoer
St Paul Lutheran Church
Ann Arbor, MI
Thanks so much for publishing your music on the internet for
free. My daughter and I will be singing Away In A Manger
in Sacrament meeting on December 23. We were really
scrambling to find a Christmas duet and I was relieved and
excited when I found your music. I also love to play your
arrangement of Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing.
~Susan Foote
Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada.
Thanks for your
arrangement of When He Comes Again! I used part of it for
the grandchildren to sing at our grandfather's funeral (Stephen
R. Covey).
~Jeri Covey
Oh how I appreciate
your arrangement of How Firm a Foundation! Let me count the
ways!
1. It's beautiful
2. It's simple
3. It's familiar with an artistic twist
4. It's difficult to find a stake conference "special music"
number on the theme of "scriptures"
5. It's a manly solo
6. It's easily approved by stake president since it's a hymn
7. It's not "Jesus rock"
8. Did I mention that it's beautiful?
~Elizabeth Ingersoll
San Diego, California
I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful music you are
sharing with our ward choir. We were able to perform
"Silent Night" on Christmas day with the senior Primary children
(about 80 of them). It turned out quite magnificently,
thanks to your beautiful music. We are starting "Press
Forward, Saints" tomorrow and my pianist, who has a strong music
background, is very excited. I love your
arrangements. Thanks so much! I am definitely a fan!
(as are other ward choir members) Thanks!
~Mary Sue Smith
Woods Cross, Utah
I love the fact that in your piece you have incorporated both of
the popular Away In a Manger melodies. I am excited to
have our Primary sing your lovely arrangement in the Christmas
program. Thank you for posting your music on-line for our
use.
~Darla Green
Carlsbad, California
The Boise 16th Ward in
Boise, ID will be performing your arrangement of "Press Forward,
Saints" in Sacrament Meeting on July 22nd. We have been
challenged and edified as we've been working on this song.
Thank you for being willing to share your arrangements for
free. It truly helps our choir, as our ward's choir is not
given any money/budget for purchasing music. Thank you!
~Keesha Brown
Boise, Idaho
Thank you for the beautiful hymn, How Many Drops For Me?
Our ward choir performed the SATB arrangement for our Easter
program. We found it to be simple but very moving, a very
personal reflection on the atonement. I love to select
ward choir music that touches and invites the listener to come
to Christ. This song was wonderful. Thank you!
~Laurie King
Orem, Utah
I really enjoy your facile hand at piano accompaniment. As
a composer who got a late and tenuous start on the piano, I was
transcribing one of your arrangements in order to study
what makes your arrangements easy to play. It was a good
learning experience, thanks. Your layout is very nice, as
well.
~Jay Williams
I am the ward choir director for my ward and every year I'm in
charge of creating the Christmas program during Sacrament
Meeting. This year I came upon your arrangement of What Child Is
This and decided to use it in my program. We don't have a
harpist so I filled in on the piano. I just wanted to say
thank you so much for putting this arrangement of yours out
there for others to benefit from. It proved to be one of
the pieces in our Christmas program that we got the most
comments on as being so beautiful and spiritual. Many were
teary-eyed and filled with the Spirit by the time we finished
the song.
~Stacie Cheney
Star, Idaho
My son-in-law's favorite hymn is “A Poor Wayfaring Man of
Grief”, and he wanted my daughter to sing it at his
baptism. I found several arrangements online, but my
daughter and I really liked your arrangement of the song.
My son-in-law cried as she was singing it. It was an
amazing spiritual experience for us -- to have found this
particular arrangement of the song, for it to be so lovely and
so meaningful, and to be guided in performing the song.
Thank you SO MUCH for your kindness and generosity in sharing
your amazing talent, and for this awesome arrangement.
~Carrie Bell
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho