There were many composers, writers, and organizations during the nineteenth century that objected to the current condition of American church music and encouraged reform. Yet none had… Read More »Reforming Influences in 19th Century American Church Music
I was recently asked to compose a choir and orchestra piece in honor of Steve Allen’s 25 consecutive years as Music Pastor of First Baptist… Read More »New Choral Piece: "Psalm 148"
New today, and only here: you can now purchase and download Dan Forrest’s new choral album, “Arise, Shine!” at our web store for only $8.99!… Read More »Purchase Dan Forrest's "Arise, Shine!" mp3 Album!
I’m delighted to be able to review and recommend Dan Forrest’s new CD, “Arise, Shine!” I’ll first offer some broad impressions of the whole album,… Read More »CD Review: "Arise, Shine!" – The Choral Music of Dan Forrest
Conservative churches that want to do a special service around Christmas time often have a hard time finding cialis price quality “pre-packaged” programs. So what… Read More »A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
I am thrilled to announce a new web site that we have been developing that seeks to help pastors, church music directors, and other church… Read More »Introducing ChurchMusicFiles.com!
Speaking of good things coming out of SoundForth, I recently received a choral demo from them featuring the music of David Rasbach. First, and add… Read More »The Music of David Rasbach
On March 19, SoundForth will release its latest choral recording, “The King of Love.” In anticipation of the release, Dan Forrest sent me a review… Read More »CD Review
Many of us bemoan the fact that there really aren’t very many new, fresh, yet profoundly conservative hymns with rich, doctrinal texts and stable, lasting… Read More »Commissioning Hymns