Dale's Divertissements

Today is the Fifth Sunday of Easter and we turn our attention to Jesus as the vine and we are the branches. Today’s music includes piano, organ and even small ensemble. May God richly bless you today.

Among the items I inherited was a box of old sheet music from my sisters. So I decided to look to see what gems I found and well here is one! Have fun – I know I did…

We often hear this hymn with full organ and full congregation. Today we hear this familiar hymn as a quiet walk in the woods thanks to Jason W. Krug. INJoy…

“Lord of all to Thee we raise – this our hymn of grateful praise”. This refrain reminds us to always thank God for the beauty of the earth. Amen?

Dale Wood provides us with a beautiful setting of Psalm 23. Enjoy

Merry Christmas in April. A little Carolling with the Bells to brighten your day. Silver Bells from November, 2018 playing Jason W. Krug’s Carol of the Bells at Trinity Lutheran Church in Windsor, Ontario.

Today is the Fourth Sunday of Easter and we turn our attention to Jesus as the Good Shepherd. Today’s music includes piano, bells, organ, and cello. It was arranged in the 1700’s, 1900’s and even during the pandemic. Enjoy a time by the still waters.

There are not a lot of handbell pieces written with the “old” secular songs in mind. Most of my community choir’s performances are in retirement homes and the folk there don’t relate to the the modern music. Here is my Opus 04042020 (yet to be played) trying to fill that need.

This is probably the most played and arranged hymn and it only uses 5 notes. Here I am playing Dale Wood’s arrangement of Amazing Grace.

The difference between a Theatre organ (roller skating, stadium) and a church organ? The Church organ only goes to church and the Theatre organ goes everywhere else. Today the Theatre organ did in fact go to church…… Mark Hayes, Arranger.