I wouldn't mind seeing something on the old hymns There is Power in the Blood and At Calvary. There are two of my congregations favorites and they both move along. Maybe that washtub could come in handy. Matt G. CaddyOrganist@xxxxxxxxxxx >From: CJBakers@xxxxxxx >Reply-To: rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [rodgersorganusers] Re: Tell us about your favorite Christmas >Music >Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:31:01 EST > > >I guess there are two schools of thought. One is play what they want to >hear >(probably no more than 20 titles in that pile). The other is introduce >something new occasionally and try to expand their horizons while still >playing the >favorites. I guess a third option is take them to the new stuff cold >turkey, >but I wouldn't suggest that one. >That is one of the challenges we face as organists and as composers and >arrangers. I am between books right now (well actually, I've done a little >on the >Lent/Easter book -- more Handel Keith!). Anyway, I would be willing to >take >requests of what your congregations would like to hear and put together a >book >of those arrangements (creativity and copyright availability willing). I >think Noel threw this general offer out to the list a few months ago, and >while we >got a few, the response was not great. I am willing to try again. > >I would ask that you respond to the list and COPY me clay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx in >case I miss something on the list. If I get enough (I need at least six -- >ten >would be better) I will let the list know and start working on the book. I >have two week off at the end of the year from "working for the man" so the >faster the response, the better. > >I will add the caveat of any creative person that I can't guarantee that >your >suggestion will make it in, simply because sometimes I just can't "connect" >(yeah squishy I know) with a certain piece. But fear not. I file those >away >and something usually strikes me some time in the future. > >If you have any questions or other comments, you are free to contact me off >list as well. > >Regards, >Clay > >------- >Clay Baker >Composer In-residence, www.frogmusic.com >Composition, Arranging and other music services - www.baacemusic.com >Join the MIDI Arranging and Composition Mail List at >http://lists.baacemusic.com/mailman/listinfo/midimusic >clay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >____________________________________________________________________ >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >Download free music by Clay Baker at: >http://www.frogmusic.com/JoyfulPostlude.html > >To unsubscribe or set to vacation, >go to www.frogmusic.com/rodgersmem.html >If you have any difficulty with this or PayPal, >please contact noeljones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx for help! > _________________________________________________________________ Worried about inbox overload? Get MSN Extra Storage now! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es ____________________________________________________________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Download free music by Clay Baker at: http://www.frogmusic.com/JoyfulPostlude.html To unsubscribe or set to vacation, go to www.frogmusic.com/rodgersmem.html If you have any difficulty with this or PayPal, please contact noeljones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx for help!