As a pianist, I had a busy Easter at the keys. I accompanied for four different songs of varying styles. It was a great service, and we had an excellent turnout. Of course, this is one of a handful of services each year that people will attend even if just to get someone off their back. That being said, the crowd at ORBC today seemed enthusiastic in their worship of the risen Savior. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘duet’
Easter Sunday at ORBC
Posted: March 31, 2013 in GeneralTags: choral, duet, easter, Faye López, god of heaven, heather sorenson, Mark López, music, ORBC, performance, piano, solo performance, the wilds, tom fettke, trumpet
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2011 Oak Ridge Baptist Church Christmas Concert
Posted: October 26, 2012 in Performance, VideoTags: bells, choral, christmas, duet, ensemble, flute, guitar, james koerts, Keith Getty, ORBC, percussion, piano, saxophone, solo performance, trumpet, video, viola, violin
[NOTE: This was originally published in December 2011]
This year I helped our music pastor organize a concert for our adult Christmas program. We usually do the traditional cantata or musical, but this year was a bit different. We chose musicians from within the church and asked them to collaborate with other musicians to create our own program. We didn’t set limits on song length, and we encouraged traditional and sacred pieces to be chosen. We ended up with a great mix of instruments and arrangements. There were selections from the Nutcracker, Handel’s Messiah, and 20th century American traditional music. (more…)
Duet performance: “Be Thou My Vision” by Faye López and Mark López
Posted: March 11, 2012 in PerformanceTags: duet, Faye López, Mark López, performance, piano, trumpet
“Be Thou My Vision” is an extremely well-known and popular hymn that is set to an Irish tune from centuries ago. This arrangement is from a trumpet solo book (with piano accompaniment) entitled “Give Me Jesus” written by Faye López and Mark López and published by Soundforth. Gordon (the trumpet player) and I have been able to collaborate on several songs from this book. It is great, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a book for teaming up with a trumpeter or similar instrumentalist. Here is another recording of Gordon and I playing from this book. Enjoy! (more…)
Duet performance: “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” by Faye López and Mark López
Posted: September 5, 2011 in PerformanceTags: duet, Faye López, Mark López, performance, piano, trumpet
Here’s a real oldie for you to enjoy. This song’s text dates back to the 13th century. The tune was written in the 17th century. This arrangement is from a trumpet solo book (with piano accompaniment) entitled “Give Me Jesus” written by Faye López and Mark López and published by Soundforth. Gordon (the trumpet player) and I have been able to collaborate on several songs from this book. It is great, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a book for teaming up with a trumpeter or similar instrumentalist. (more…)
Duet performance: “Jesus Paid it All” by Lloyd Larson
Posted: June 23, 2011 in PerformanceTags: duet, lloyd larson, music, performance, piano, trumpet
Image courtesy of Lorenz Publishing
Our church is fortunate to have a very talented trumpet player named Gordon Acree. He and I have collaborated in the past several times with offertories and special music. Most of the time, I’ve found pieces that I think would work well with a trumpet accompaniment. I play the piano part for him and usually send a recording to him so he can listen to it several times. He plays around with it for a while and usually comes up with some pretty creative treatments that really add to the songs I play. We tend to use songs that are intended for piano only, but sometimes I will “tone down” an arrangement to let the two instruments blend better. (more…)
