[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last time I wrote about whether it’s better to be over-rehearsed or under-prepared. I talked about people who like to spend a long time working on on...

I think I’ve started a new project that is going to keep me learning new musical skills for a long time….. I love working on choral arrangements, however the more I do and the more I think about them, the more I actually learn. I am extremel...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

Music and the Spoken Word broadcast with the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. 1. All Creatures of Our God and King 2. Awake and Arise, All Ye Children of Light 3. Be Thou My Vision (Organ Solo) 4. Lovely Appear, from "The Redemption"...  moreMusic and the Spoken Word broadcast with the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. 1. All Creatures of Our God and King 2. Awake and Arise, All Ye Children of Light 3. Be Thou My Vision (Organ Solo) 4. Lovely Appear, from "The Redemption" 5. Dealing with Disappointment (Spoken Word) 6. Who Will Buy? from "Oliver!" 7. Thou Lovely Source of True Delight Dealing with Disappointment Every life needs aspirations—along with goals to help us achieve them. Our goals can be like the banks of a river, guiding the flow of our ambitions. Making plans and striving to accomplish them helps channel our efforts and energies toward the things that matter most to us. But what about when we fail? How do we respond when, despite our earnest efforts, we don’t quite reach those high aspirations? In short, how do we deal with disappointment? The natural response is to feel discouraged, disheartened. It might seem that all our planning and work were wasted. We may even question our aspirations—were our ...    less

Final Year Recital for Conducting Major, (Bachelor of Theology, concentration in Church Music program). Performed in Peter Wongso Auditorium, SEABS Campus, Malang City, East Java, Indonesia. Oct. 2nd. 2015. Malang Motet Choir, conducted by Richard S. ...  moreFinal Year Recital for Conducting Major, (Bachelor of Theology, concentration in Church Music program). Performed in Peter Wongso Auditorium, SEABS Campus, Malang City, East Java, Indonesia. Oct. 2nd. 2015. Malang Motet Choir, conducted by Richard S. Awuy. Thou Hast Turned my Laments into Dancing (a capella) by Daniel Pinkham 詩篇30: 11,12  

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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I went to see a concert by Village Harmony this week. It was over an hour long and included an amazing variety of songs from around the world: Georgi...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

Jakarta Festival Chorus (JFC), 1 August 2015, GKY Pluit. How Great Thou Art Concert.

【貳和唱】音樂會 時間 / 2015年6月28日 地點 / 高雄市文化中心至善廳 指揮 / 林志信 2. Fix Me, Jesus修整我，耶穌 編曲Robert L. Morris 羅伯特．莫里斯 這首歌所表達的，是經歷人生的低谷時，面對永恆生命內心產生的謙卑，以及看見自己不足時所發出的嘳嘆！長而圓滑的旋律線條、極具表現力的速度與力度變化，深刻詮釋出字裡行間由衷的真誠。 作曲的莫里斯(Robert L. Morris, 1943-)教授，是利莫利斯合唱團(Le...  more【貳和唱】音樂會 時間 / 2015年6月28日 地點 / 高雄市文化中心至善廳 指揮 / 林志信 2. Fix Me, Jesus修整我，耶穌 編曲Robert L. Morris 羅伯特．莫里斯 這首歌所表達的，是經歷人生的低谷時，面對永恆生命內心產生的謙卑，以及看見自己不足時所發出的嘳嘆！長而圓滑的旋律線條、極具表現力的速度與力度變化，深刻詮釋出字裡行間由衷的真誠。 作曲的莫里斯(Robert L. Morris, 1943-)教授，是利莫利斯合唱團(Leigh Morris Chorale)的創辦人，也是麥卡萊斯特學院(Macalester College)的合唱指導與指揮。他畢生致力於教育聽眾非裔美國人的古典音樂、以及合唱音樂的傳統。 Oh, fix me, oh, fix me, O my Lord, fix me. Fix me, Jesus, fix me. Fix me for my long white robe, Oh, fix me, Jesus, fix me. Fix me for my starry crown, fix me, Jesus, fix me. Oh, fix me, oh, fix me, O my Lord, fix me. Fix me, Jesus, fix me. Fix me for my dying bed, O Lord! fix me, Jesus, fix me. Fix me for my journey home, fix me, Jesus, fix me. O Lord, fix me, O Lord! Oh fix me my Lord! Fix me, Jesus, fix me. 哦！修整我，哦！我主，修整我， 修整我，耶穌，修整我。 修整我，為了我的白色長袍， 哦！修整我，耶穌，修整我。 修整我，為了我閃閃發光的冠冕， 修整我，耶穌，修整我。 哦！修整我，哦！我主，修整我， 修整我，耶穌，修整我。 主啊！修整我，為了我臨終的時刻， 修整我，耶穌，修整我。 修整我，為了我歸家的旅程， 修整我，耶穌，修整我。 主啊！修整我，主啊！ 噢！修整我，我主。 修整我，耶穌，修整我。  less