If you’ve followed many of the performances I’ve posted on this blog over the last few years, you’ll find that many of the recordings have come from a series of books published by The Lorenz Corporation. “Hymns You Love” is the latest and last book in this series which includes titles such as “Hymns We Love” and “Classical Hymns We Love.” All of these books took some of the most well-known sacred composers and asked them to arrange two songs each of their favorite hymns in a given sub-genre. This last book turned that model on its head. Lorenz asked their customers to submit their favorites for the six composers to arrange. The result is twelve songs of varying styles and difficulties that blend to create a unique type of piano collection. Read on to see what’s in the book and my thoughts on the arrangements.
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Posts Tagged ‘mark hayes’
Review: “Hymns You Love” from Lorenz
Posted: January 28, 2013 in Piano Collections, ReviewsTags: collections, larry shackley, lloyd larson, lorenz, mark hayes, music, new, pepper choplin, piano, reviews
Solo Performance: “Praise Him! Praise Him” by Mark Hayes
Posted: November 9, 2012 in PerformanceTags: mark hayes, performance, piano
Image courtesy of Lorenz
It’s been a while since I’ve been able to post a good performance recording. Part of the reason is that I really haven’t been playing as much recently, but I’ve also struggled to get decent, usable recordings. This one turned out great (for these recordings anyway), and I got permission from Lorenz to post the recording.
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Podcast: Interview with Mark Hayes
Posted: June 3, 2012 in PodcastTags: interview, mark hayes, music, podcast
Mark Hayes – Photo by Shawn Northcutt
I’ll still count this as May’s podcast since I recorded and edited it in May. I was able to talk with Mark Hayes, composer, arranger, and performer. Mark has some cool experiences to share from his 30+ years of composing for sacred and secular choirs. You’ll also hear some about his formative years and how his church played a major role in shaping his future music career. Can you guess what his favorite style of music to compose is? Listen below to find out! (more…)
