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I am not a professional musician. My background is medicine. I just happened to learn piano when I was 8 and despite only a few years of piano lessons (because my piano teacher suffered from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS) my theory and technique never got past the "Bastian Level 3 series." That, however, did NOT stop my branch president father from calling me to be primary pianist at age 9 then sacrament pianist at 12. When I turned 19 and called to a mission in SLC-South, I came to learn Wilberg's music as well as James Kasen. I listen to their compositions and try to emulate in my works. After being ward organist for over 22+ years, I take the hymn from the hymn book and "embellish" it as Wilberg, Murphy, and other talented musicians do for us at every General Conference and/or Music & The Spoken Word. I try to add dynamics to the meeting and bring out the spirit with my music. Am I professional? No. Am I any good? Well that depends if anyone else can play in my ward. In this instance, they don't. There are several hymns that I have not arranged yet. As hymns are selected (like over the past 4 years), I try to create a new arrangement in time for Sunday's service. I believe music should be shared and this is to enhance worship- it is not mine but the Almighty. This is my way or praising and I hope you see it my way as well. Cheers.
So here's the background on this piece. I heard the tab choir sing this piece and fell in love with it. Last year I arranged this piece but never played it due to ice storm we had on Christmas Day (Sunday). Then, after Thanksgiving, I planned on this piece for this year but expanding it and making it even closer to Wilbergs version with introduction, interlude and postlude. Then, 2 weeks ago a Tornado ripped through our town and church was cancelled. No big deal, I was planning on playing it for the Christmas eve service as it was my wards turn to conduct the combined service. Only to find out a week ago (week prior) the other ward took over and their organist is playing. Ugh. So, after hours of rewrite, I never finished it until today. I spent the second half of Christmas making this version easy enough to play on the organ while keeping it in the same key of G. I guess there is always next year unless there is a Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pandemic of 2024!!
