Graduate recital at the Provo Tabernacle, before it was destroyed by fire.
Compositions
Christmas Preludes for Organ
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (tune: Zlobie). In The Sacred Organ Journal . Dayton, OH: Lorenz, November/December 2005.
It Came upon the Midnight Clear (tune: Carol). In The Organist . Dayton, OH: Lorenz, November/December 2006
Once in Royal David’s City (tune: Irby). In The Organ Portfolio , v. 71, no. 2, p. 67-69. Dayton, OH: Lorenz, November/December 2007.
O Little Town of Bethlehem (tune: St. Louis). In The Organist’s Library , v. 42, p. 67-69. Dayton, OH: Lorenz, 2007.
Nine Meditations on Christmas Carols for Organ (Orem, UT: Wellspring Music, 2010)
Award-Winning Preludes on Hymn Tunes for Organ (Orem, UT: Wellspring Music, 1994)
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Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee (tune: St. Agnes) (Honorable mention, 1986 Joel Hills Johnson Music Contest).
Away in a Manger (tune: Luther’s Cradle Hymn) (1st place, 1987 Joel Hills Johnson Music Contest).
Lead, Kindly Light (tune: Lux Benigna) (2nd place, 1988 Church Music Contest).
Did You Think to Pray? (tune: Stockbridge) (2nd place, 1989 Church Music Contest).
Oh, How Lovely Was the Morning (tune: Divinity) (1st place, 1990 Church Music Contest).
Prelude and Canon on “God Loved Us, So He Sent His Son” (tune: Margaret) (2nd place, 1991 Church Music Contest).
How Gentle God’s Commands (tune: Dennis) (1st place, 1992 Church Music Contest).
A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief (tune: Duane Street) (Award of Merit, 1993 Church Music Contest).
While of These Emblems We Partake (tune: Aeolian) (Special Recognition, 1994 Church Music Contest).
I Am a Child of God (tune: Child of God) .
The Lord Is My Shepherd (tune: Forsaken) .
Come, Come, Ye Saints (tune: All Is Well) .
Come, O Thou King of Kings (tune: Sanford) .
More Preludes for Organ
Other Compositions
Come unto Me , for chorus SATB (Honorable mention, 1992 Church Music Contest).
Carol of the Little Donkey , for chorus SATB (Minneapolis, MN: Art Masters Studios, 1996).
God Bless Our Prophet Dear , for chorus SSA and keyboard, with cello obbligato (performed March 30, 1996 ).
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing , for chorus SATB (version 4, 2020).
Hymn Adaptations for Organ
Other Music
Books
Articles
“Beethoven’s Organ Trios: Authentic or Spurious?” Diapason 68 (July 1977) 1, 8-10.
“The L.D.S. Hymnal, Views on Foreign Editions: The Japanese Hymnal.” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 10 (Spring 1975/76) 53-54.
Awards/Prizes
1968: First place, Ricks College hymn writing contest: “O Jesus, Crowned with Glory.”
1973: de Jong Organ Award, Department of Music, Brigham Young University
Church Music Contest, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:
1986: Top entry, instrumental category: “Prelude on ‘Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee'”
1987: 1st place, instrumental compositions or arrangements division: “Prelude on ‘Away in a Manger'”
1988: 2nd place, instrumental compositions or arrangements division: “Prelude on ‘Lead, Kindly Light'”
1989: 2nd place, instrumental compositions or arrangements division: “Prelude on ‘Did You Think to Pray?'”
1990: 1st place, instrumental compositions or arrangements division: “Prelude on ‘Oh, How Lovely Was the Morning'”
1991: 2nd place, instrumental compositions or arrangements division: “Prelude and Canon on ‘God Loved Us, So He Sent His Son'”
1992: 1st place, instrumental compositions or arrangements division: “Prelude on ‘How Gentle God’s Commands'” ; honorable mention, anthem/hymn arrangement division: “Come unto Me”
1993: Award of Merit, instrumental division: “Prelude on ‘A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief'”
1994: Special Recognition: “Prelude on ‘While of These Emblems We Partake'”
Employment/Other Musical Activities
1973-76: Graduate (teaching) assistantships in music theory and comprehensive musicianship, organ pedagogy, musicology, and library acquisitions (music), Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
1974: Music engraver, Sonos Music Resources, Orem, UT
1977: Intern, Music Library, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
1977-81: Music Cataloger, University Libraries, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1978-83: Suzuki piano teacher (private studio), Lincoln, NE. Faculty member at semi-annual Suzuki Piano Workshops sponsored by the School of Music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1994-present: Founder, Wellspring Music, Orem, UT
1996-2003: Member, General Music Committee, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Music Education
Brigham Young University , Provo, UT (B.A. music theory, 1973; M.A., musicology, organ, 1976)
Master’s Thesis : Beethoven’s Organ Works (1976)
University of Illinois , Urbana-Champaign (M.S., library science, 1977)
Miscellaneous
Senior recital in the Madsen Recital Hall