Presenter
This page pertains to Presentations I have given to various AGO chapters, regional and national conventions, and other conferences over the years. Some of these Workshop Appearances have been in conjunction with commissioned works, recitals, hymn festivals, or festival worship services. At the conclusion of the workshop section are lists of Published Articles, Published Reviews, and occasions I have served as a competition Judge.
Presentations
These are the Workshop Topics I have presented in relaying a life-time of experience in church music to others in the field. Not included here are a number of courses I taught at the University of North Texas from 2000–2003, including church music history, liturgy, choral literature, hymnology, keyboard harmony, and others.
Composer
- Meet the Composer (lecture demonstrations - both recitals and concerts.)
- Commissioning New Music for the Church: A Composer's Perspective.
- Composing Music for the 21st Century Congregation - Issues and Considerations.
Choral
- How to Get the Most from Your Church Choirs: Tools for Success with Volunteer Singers.
- Sifting Through the Piles: Contemporary Classical Choir Anthems Which You Should Know (reading session.)
Organ
- Great Organ Repertoire for the Church Organist (demonstration.)
- Master-classes:
- Hymn Playing.
- Beginning Improvisation.
- Tools for the Church Organist (hymn playing, beginning improvisation, transposition, anthem accompanying, adapting piano scores for the organ, etc.)
Church Music Issues
- How to Work Within the Eclectic Tastes in Church Music Today and Still Keep Your Sanity: Can One Use Various Musical Styles and Still Have Integrity in the Liturgy?
- Music Which Builds Bridges: Eclectic Music Resources (reading session.)
- Piano Repertoire for Worship (demonstration.)
- "Piano Plus" Repertoire for Worship (demonstration.)
- Demystifying the Psalm Tone & Resources for Psalm Singing.
Workshop Appearances
Augsburg Fortress Worship & Music Clinic
First United Lutheran Church
Dallas, TX
July 23, 2005
Association of Lutheran Church Musicians
National Convention
New York, NY
July 12, 2005
American Guild of Organists
National Convention
Los Angeles, CA
July 2004
Austin Chapter AGO & St. David's Episcopal Church
Midwinter Workshop
St. David's Episcopal Church
Austin, TX
January 25, 2003
Memphis Chapter AGO
Composers Forum
St. George's Episcopal Church
Germantown, TN
April 8, 2002
Dallas Chapter AGO
Composers Forum
Zion Lutheran Church
Dallas, TX
February 4, 2002
American Guild of Organists
Region VIII Convention
Eugene, OR
July 2001
Commissioned Composer
Southeast Minnesota Chapter AGO & Calvary Episcopal Church
Meet the Composer
Calvary Episcopal Church
Rochester, MN
February 24, 2001
Wisconsin Choral Directors Association State Convention
"Building Bridges"
Church Music Sessions
First United Methodist Church
Appleton, WI
January 20, 2001
Montreat Worship & Music Conferences
Montreat, NC
June 2000
Adult Choir Accompanist & Seminar Leader
Evergreen Conference (92nd)
Winter Park & Denver, CO
June 1999
Conference Composer
Augsburg Fortress Worship & Music Clinics
Seattle, WA, Minneapolis, MN, Columbia, SC,
Columbus, OH, Chicago, IL, Philadelphia, PA
July - August, 1998
Keyboard and Congregational Song Clinician
Perkins Seminary, Southern Methodist University
MSM Colloquium
Meet the Composer
October 9, 1997
Dallas Chapter Chorister's Guild
Annual Repertoire Expansion Workshop: The Psalms - Our Scriptural Heritage
Wilshire Baptist Church
Dallas, TX
May 18, 1996
Cimarron Chapter AGO
First Christian Church
Stillwater, OK
November 11, 1995
Perkins Seminary, Southern Methodist University
MSM Colloquium
Meet the Composer
October 19, 1995
Dallas Chapter AGO
Church Music Presentation
October 16, 1995
Augsburg Fortress Church Music Clinic - Seattle Region
First Congregation Church, Bellevue, WA
August 12, 1995
Keyboard, Congregational Song, and Treble Choir Clinician
University of Iowa
Church Music Weekend
Iowa City, IA
October 15, 1994
Association of Lutheran Church Musicians
Region III Convention
Madison, WI
June 1994
Houston Chapter AGO
Composer's Forum
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Houston, TX
January 22, 1993
East Texas Chapter AGO
Meet the Composer
First Presbyterian Church
Tyler, TX
March 10, 1992
Anchorage Chapter AGO
Meet the Composer
Anchorage Lutheran Church
Anchorage, AK
January 3, 1989
Salem Chapter, AGO
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Salem, OR
October 1986
Published Articles
You are what you SING!
The Chorister, March 1997
Reviews
Sing Out! A Children's Psalter
Choristers Guild Letters, September 1995
Calling the Children
Choristers Guild Letters, August 1993
Sing to the Lord an 'Old Song'
Choristers Guild Letters, December 1989
Rejoice - Song of Praise and Thanksgiving
Choristers Guild Letters, October 1989
Judge
American Guild of Organists
National Competition in Organ Improvisation (NCOI), 2003-2004
Preliminary Round
American Guild of Organists
Regional Competition for Young Organists 2003
Region VII Final Round
American Guild of Organists
AGO/ECS Publishing Award in Choral Composition, 1994-1995