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Assistant Professor of Conducting and Horn Director of Instrumental Activities Conductor and Music
Director, Houghton Philharmonia Conductor
and Music Director, Houghton Symphonic Winds NT Christianity Blog by Brian Casey New book: The
Christian Assembly: Concepts,
Trends, and Leadership with Purpose |
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In necessariis unitas,
In dubiis libertas,
In omnibus autem
caritas
(In essentials, unity; in
non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.)
[attributed to Augustine (4th-5th centuries A.D.); appropriated by Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1852);
reappropriated by Isaac
Errett and others connected with the frontier American Restoration Movement
(a/k/a Stone-Campbell Movement) in the later nineteenth century]
Honor Societies and Fraternities
Music:
Premieres of Instrumental Compositions, Transcriptions, and Arrangements
Music:
Premieres of Christian Songs and Hymns
Spiritual and Personal Interests
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Personal Information
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Wife Karly, works part-time at the Fillmore Pharmacy; also enjoys
quilting, crocheting, and gardening ·
Son Jedd (b. 2009)—a delightful boy who loves talking, living, and
his college friends ·
Weekly Christian gathering/Bible study hosted in our home ·
Raised mostly in Delaware; lived also in Southeast, Heartland, and
West (where they’ve never heard of a dehumidifier) ·
Parents Gerald & Bettye live in ·
Sister Laura & husband Bruce live near ·
Sister Greta & husband Neil live in Washington state with a
daughter and a son ·
Vehicles include a bicycle and an old motorcycle that are
collectively worth more than my pickup truck |
Professional Memberships
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CBDNA: College Band Directors National Association ·
CODA: College Orchestra Directors Association ·
CCLI ·
ASCAP: American Society of Composers, Authors, and
Publishers ·
Board member, Southern
Tier Symphony ·
LAO: League of American Orchestras (past) |
Honor Societies and
Fraternities
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Alpha Chi ·
Phi Kappa Phi ·
Pi Kappa Lambda |
Ensembles Conducted
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Amherst Chamber Ensembles (spring 2011) ·
Benedictine College/Atchison Community Orchestra (Music Director 1999-2001) ·
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Chesapeake Silver Cornet
Brass Band (Intern, summer 2001) ·
First State Symphonic
Band (Assistant Conductor, 1991-1994) ·
Foundation Brass (Founder and Music Director at UNC) ·
Harding University Concert Band
(Student Conductor) ·
Hornell Area Wind Ensemble (guest, spring 2010) ·
Houghton
College Philharmonia (Music Director) ·
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Kansas City Wind Symphony
(Associate Conductor, 1999-2001) ·
Lights (Music Director, 1992-2001) ·
Newark Community Band
(Music Director, 1998-2001) ·
Newark Symphony Orchestra
(audition only) ·
Northern Colorado Concert Band
(Music Director, 2006-2007) ·
Philharmonia of Greater
Kansas City (audition only) ·
Roberts Wesleyan College Wind Ensemble (guest, fall 2009) ·
Rushford Concert Band (summers, 2008-present) ·
Southern Tier Symphony winds (guest, fall 2009) ·
Town Theatre of Short Tract pit orchestra (summer 2009, 2010) ·
University of Delaware Wind Ensemble
(Graduate Conductor) ·
University of
Northern Colorado Concert Band (Graduate Conductor) ·
University of
Northern Colorado Sinfonietta (Graduate Conductor) ·
University of
Northern Colorado Symphonic Band (Graduate Conductor) ·
University of
Northern Colorado Wind Ensemble (Graduate Conductor) |
Selected
Orchestral Repertoire |
Current Ensembles (Hornist)
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For Horn Players —
Southern Tier Symphony
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Alle Brasse
Musical
Theatre Experience
Music Director/Conductor
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Godspell
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Hello, Dolly
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Meet Me In St. Louis
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Nunsense
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Oklahoma!
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The Sound of Music
Pit Orchestra
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Fiddler on the Roof
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Gypsy
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Oklahoma!
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Shenandoah
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South Pacific
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The Sound of Music
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Assassins
Publications
Music: Print
Instrumental
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Three-Ring Wind-up for Brass (Lovebird Music, http://www.lovebirdmusic.com, © 2006)
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National Hymn Fanfare (Grand Mesa Music, http://www.grandmesamusic.com, ©
2008)
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Empire (Lovebird Music, anticipated
© 2012)
Sacred
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I Behold You (Into Our Hands, © 1999)
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Jesus, Lord and Saviour (Into Our Hands, © 1999)
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To the One Who Sits on the
Throne (Into
Our Hands, © 1999)
Music: Discography
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Discography: Original Christian Songs & Hymns o
As for Me (Lights: God With Us, 1994) o
Behold the Glories (Harding A Cappella Alumni Chorus, ca. 1994) o
Come To Me (Lights: More Than Harmony, 1998) o
Emmanuel (Ritchie Family: Hymns, 1992) o
I Behold You (Harding A Cappella Alumni Chorus, ca. 1994) o
Jesus, Lord and Saviour (Harding A Cappella Alumni Chorus, ca. 1994) o
You Are Inescapable (text by Rochelle Rose Waddill) (Lights: God
With Us, 1994) o
You Who Seek God (Lights: God With Us, 1994) Complete
Catalog of Original Christian Songs & Hymns ·
Discography: Christian Arrangements o
Ancient of Days (G. Sadler, J. Harvill) (Lights: More
Than Harmony, 1998) o
Breath of Heaven (A. Grant, C. Eaton) (Lights: God
With Us, 1994) o
Constant (C & S Dente, Out of the Grey) (Lights: Testify, 2005) o
Draw Me Close (K. Carpenter) (Lights:
Life Like No Other, 2000) o
He’ll Do Whatever It Takes (D. Dean) (Lights: More
Than Harmony, 1998) o
How Can I Keep from Singing? (trad., arr. Enya/Casey) (Lights: Life
Like No Other, 2000) o
Immanuel (M. Card) ((Lights: God With Us, 1994 and Lights: Life
Like No Other, 2000) o
In Christ Alone/Crucified with Christ (S. Craig & D. Koch)
(Lights: Life Like No Other, 2000) o
In the First Light (B. Kauflin) (Lights: More
Than Harmony, 1998) o
Jubilee (M. Card) (Lights: God With Us, 1994) o
Keeper of the Door (T. Paris) (Lights: God
With Us, 1994 and Lights: More Than Harmony, 1998) o
The Blessing in Praise (worship medley) (Lights: Life
Like No Other, 2000) o
The Reason We Sing (M. & D. Tunney, arr. J. Scott/B. Casey)
Lights: More Than Harmony, 1998) o
We Declare that the o
You Have Called Us Out of Darkness (L. DeShazo, M. Nystrom)
(Lights: God With Us, 1994) Complete
Catalog of Christian Songs & Hymn Arrangements |
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Discography: Original Meditative Piano o
Summer Afternoon o
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Shepherd’s Meadow o
Prairie Serenity o
Retreat at Dusk o
Shelter o
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Still Life o
Blackwater Memories ·
Discography: Albums Co-Produced o
Lights: God With Us, 1994 o
Lights: More Than Harmony, 1998 o
Lights: Life Like No Other, 2000 o
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Discography: Additional Christian Original Songs
Recorded on demo CD o
An Hour In Your Presence o
As for Me o
Come To Me o
Communion o
Emmanuel o
Father, Hear the Pray’r We Offer (original music) o
Find Favor in Me o
He Is Our God o
I Am Not Ashamed o
I Behold You o
Jesus, Lord and Saviour o
Lord of All o
May Your Glory, Lord, Fill This Place o
Remembering You o
Rock of Ages (original music) o
Sing Out To you o
There You Are o
To the One Who Sits on the Throne o
We Meet To Remember You o
Who May Ascend? o
Worshipping You Alone o
Yahweh-Rophe o
You Are God o
You Are Inescapable o
Your Love o
You Who Seek God o
Your Will Is My Desire |
Music: Premieres of
Instrumental Compositions, Transcriptions, and Arrangements
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Across the Lands (Getty, arr. Getty/Casey) (Wesley Chapel,
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Anvil Chorus (Verdi, transcr. Casey) (Foundation Brass, Greeley, CO,
2006)
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At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners (Spencer, transcr. Casey)
(Foundation Brass, Greeley, CO, 2007; Wesley Chapel,
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Chi Sigma Alpha (arr. Casey) UNC Brass Choir, Greeley, CO, 2007)
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Conquest (Foundation Brass, Greeley, CO, 2007)
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Denver Fanfare (Houghton College Brass Ensemble, 2010)
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Festivity: Fanfare No. 8
(Northern Colorado Concert Band, Greeley, CO, 2006)
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Four
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He Reigns (P. Furler, S. Taylor, arr. Casey)
(Wesley Chapel, Houghton, NY, 2010)
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Here I Am To Worship (T. Hughes, arr. Getty/Casey) (Wesley Chapel,
Houghton, NY, 2008)
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Homage March (Grieg, transcr. Casey)
(Houghton College Brass Ensemble, 2010)
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National Hymn: March, Bravada,
and the People’s Refreshing (Heart of America Wind Symphony, Kansas City, MO,
2002; Dallas Wind Symphony Brass, Dallas, TX, 2003)
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O Filii et Filiae (Leisring, transcr. Casey) (Houghton College Brass
Ensemble, 2010)
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Provincia (
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Speak, O Lord (Getty, arr. Getty/Casey) (Wesley Chapel, Houghton, NY,
2009)
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Three-Ring Wind-up for Brass (Dallas Wind Symphony Brass, 2006)
Complete
Catalog of Instrumental Compositions, Transcriptions, and Arrangements
Music: Premieres of
Christian Songs and Hymns
(for
orchestral accompaniments for worship, see above listing)
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An Hour In Your Presence (Allentown [NJ] Presbyterian Church, 5/98)
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As For Me (
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Come To Me (Mid-Atlantic Fellowship, Laurelwood [NJ]
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Emmanuel (Cedars Church of Christ, Wilmington, DE, 1994; College Church
of Christ, Searcy, AR, ca. 12/95)
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Holy Fire (Cedars Fall Retreat, Camp Andrews, 11/96)
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How Awesome Is His Name (Cedars Fall Retreat, 11/92)
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I Behold You (Cedars Church of Christ, Wilmington, DE, ca. 1998)
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In the Heavenlies (ca. 1994)
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Joy to the World (SATB a cappella) (
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Lord, I Call To You (
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May Your Glory, Lord, Fill This Place (
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My Soul Is Free (Newark Methodist Church, 1996)
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Put Your Heart At Ease (Cedars Fall Retreat, 11/92)
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Remembering You (Cedars Church of Christ, Wilmington, DE, ca. 1995)
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Rock of Ages (
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Strong Is Our God (Cedars Church
of Christ, Wilmington, DE, ca. 1990)
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Together We Can (
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We Meet To Remember You (Westview Church of Christ, 2006; Lawson Rd.
Church of Christ, 2009)
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Who May Ascend? (Westminster Church of Christ, 1998)
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Yahweh-Rophe (
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You Are Inescapable (Cedars Fall Retreat, 11/92)
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You Are My Child (
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Your Love (Rt. 230 Church Retreat,
Complete
Catalog of Original Christian Songs & Hymns
Writings & Interests
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Other
Publications: Print
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Dissertation: Funeral Music Genres: With a Stylistic/Topical Lexicon and
Transcriptions for a Variety of Instrumental Ensembles ( ·
“Händel’s Borrowing Practices.”
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Concert reviews—“Samite of Uganda” and “Syracuse Symphony
Orchestra.” ·
Worship CD reviews. Worship Leader, 1998-2000. ·
“Finding Words, Finding a Voice:
Two Youth Experiences with Writing Original Worship Material.” Co-authored by Jeff Nelson. Worship
Leader, Nov-Dec 1996. ·
“Come, Let Us All Unite To Sing.”
Image, ca. 1990. ·
Principal Proofreader/Editor, Cecil Hook: Free
in Christ (Beaverton, OR: major
revision for 8th printing, 1995). ·
Editor and Publisher, Principally
Proskuneo (bimonthly worship digest newsletter), 1993-1998. Other Scholarly
Interests
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Transcription of historical instrumental ensemble music
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Spiritual and
Personal Interests
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Biblical studies § Author and self-publisher
of The
Christian Assembly: Concepts,
Trends, and Leadership with Purpose (2007-2009), a treatment of core
concepts around worship, and of spiritual and logistical leadership of
musical and spoken-word aspects of the Christian assembly § Biblical, historical, and
theological studies of immersion and its correlation with conversion § Team advisor/proofreader
for Dr. Gregory L. Fay, Inkblotitis: How to Read the Bible to Get God’s Point
(manuscript in progress, 2008-) § Intellectually honest,
logically consistent study and application of scripture, free of compulsory
“party line” thinking § Gently but firmly
challenging traditional viewpoints § Scripture terms/concepts
(Koiné Greek, Hebrew, English) § Gospel of Mark ·
The Christian assembly § Non-liturgical worship § Congregational singing § Hymnology § Mutual ministry § Oral reading of scripture § Small group ministry and
house churches ·
The relationship of the Christian and civil government ·
Non-franchise, egalitarian (free of hierarchy, titles, and
partiality) discipleship |
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Materials
Books Read, Scanned,
or Reviewed Recently
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Paul Barnett: The Birth of Christianity: The First Twenty Years ·
Nicholas Carr: The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains ·
Alan Ross: Echoes from the Ballpark ·
George Vecsey: Baseball ·
N.T. Wright: Acts for Everyone ·
Luke: Acts of the Apostles ———-————————————————————————— ·
Mark: Kata Mark (the gospel according to
Mark) ·
N.T. Wright: Mark
for Everyone ·
Ben Witherington III:
Mark: A Social-Rhetorical Commentary ·
Kenneth Samuel Wuest:
Mark in the Greek New Testament ·
James Thurmond: Note Grouping ·
Herrmann Keller: Phrasing and Articulation: A Contribution
to a Rhetoric of Music, with 152 Musical Examples ·
Elizabeth A.H. Green:
The Conductor’s Score ·
Dale Brown: Biblical Pacifism ·
John Howard Yoder:
The Politics of Jesus ·
Clark Pinnock et al:
The Openness of God: A Biblical Challenge to the Traditional
Understanding of God ·
Thomas L. Friedman:
The World Is Flat ·
Harold Best: Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the
Arts (Downers Grove, IL:
InterVarsity Press, 2003) ·
Douglas and Rhonda Jacobsen: Scholarship
and Christian Faith: Enlarging the
Conversation ( ·
Thomas May: The John Adams Reader: Essential Writings on an American Composer
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Robert Richardson:
Communings in the Sanctuary
(Virginia: Transylvania Publishing
& Printing Co., 1872) (yes, you read that date correctly!) ·
Darryl Tippens: Pilgrim Heart: The Way of Jesus in Everyday Life ( Favorite
authors (i.e., those I tend to turn to frequently, in no particular order) § Mark (as in the
evangelist, 1st century) § Philip Yancey § Frederick
Buechner § Leroy Garrett § the apostle
John (both the gospel and the revelation) |
Recordings Acquired Recently
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Borealis Wind Quintet:
Discoveries ·
Telemann: Water Music ·
Beethoven:
Symphonies No. 5 and 7 (Gustavo Dudamel, Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra
of Venezuela) ·
American Brass Band Journal ·
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies ·
Mozart: Complete Piano Trios; Clarinet Trio ·
Bach: Four Orchestral Suites ·
Manuel Barrueco Plays De Falla, Ponce, and Rodrigo ·
Liquid Ebony--Stars of the West Point Band ·
Kidsongs: Play Songs ·
Hall & Oates, Greatest Hits ·
Willie Nelson, Greatest Hits ·
Bandances (USAF Heritage of America Band) ·
Beethoven: Early
Quartets and Middle Quartets (Alban Berg Quartet) ·
Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Choral Fantasy ( ·
Caedmon’s
Call: Long Line of Leavers ·
Keith
Getty: New Irish Hymns ·
Music of 20C
American Composers (Howard Hanson and the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra) ·
Schubert
Quartets, D18, D74, D94 ·
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (English
Concert, Pinnock, period instruments) Videos and Other Resources Recently Reviewed
(Summer 2010)
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H. Robert Reynolds With Tim Lautzenheiser: Some
Things I Believe [Videorecording] ·
Weston Noble: Achieving Choral Blend Through standing
Position [videorecording] ·
T. and P. Paul, eds.:
Winds and Hymns: Resource Guide to Hymns, Chorales and
Spirituals in Selected Wind Literature ·
Edward Lisk: The Creative Director ·
Robert Spradling: Error Detection: Exercises for the Instrumental Conductor ·
W. Scott, ed.: A Conductor's Repertory of Chamber
Music: Compositions for Nine to
Fifteen Solo Instruments ·
Julie Lyonn Liebermann:
The Creative Band & Orchestra |
Websites (note: most of these are links
to sites outside the
NT Christianity Blog: “Brian
Casey's earnest thoughts on Christian practice . . . in the assembly and out …
raising questions and encouraging neo-Protestant fidelity to God over humans
(with occasional rants and rutabagas)”
Art
(a/k/a Classical) Music Holdings (personal audio library—CDs, cassettes,
and, yes, LPs [but not 8-tracks])
Contemporary
Worship Music Catalog (personal library— audio, print, lyrics-only)
COMPOSITIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS — CATALOGS found at the site below:
Catalog
of Instrumental Compositions,
Transcriptions, and Arrangements
Catalog
of Original Christian Songs &
Hymns
Catalog
of Arrangements of Christian Songs
& Hymns
The
Christian Assembly: Concepts,
Trends, and Leadership with Purpose
Principally Proskuneo archives
Leroy Garrett’s Writings—Soldier On, Once More With Love; Last Time Around; Restoration Review