After serving nearly 7 years as ward choir director, I was finally released a few weeks ago. It’s a little bittersweet, but I knew the day would come. The Lord has new adventures and blessings with every calling, and I am looking forward to my new adventure. I will update the page as needed, and I will still be creating music. I may change to writing more solo arrangements than choir pieces since I don’t have a choir any more...
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This is really cool! A group in Germany performed my arrangement of “What Child is This?” in this YouTube video.
They did a great job, so go ahead and give them a like!
Read MoreYes, I have officially gone international. No, Im not moving to France, but on June 26th, my arrangement of “Amazing Grace” was performed at a small concert in near Torcy, outside of Paris. I was quite surprised when someone contacted me by email asking permission to use my arrangement. Of course I gave the go ahead and asked where the piece would be performed. I was even more surprised when the reply came that they were in France...
Read MoreI just uploaded 4 new songs to the Ward Choir Bits section. They are straight from the LDS hymn book with some performance instructions and special endings. They make for a great quick arrangement when time is at a premium. Enjoy!
Read MoreMany of the arrangements on this site are now collected in my new book Amazing Grace and other Hymn Arrangements. It’s available for purchase at the link below.
http://www.lulu.com/shop/david-fackrell/amazing-grace/paperback/product-21785222.html
Read MoreYou may be curious about what software I use for my arrangements. I’ve never had the budget for expensive programs like Sibelius or Finale, so I started out with an inexpensive program called Noteworthy Composer. It fit my needs, mostly, but lacked a few features that made it difficult for more complicated arrangements. A couple of years ago I found a free program called MuseScore. It had all the features that I needed, and it was free. Did I mention that it’s free? Go to http://musescore...
Read MoreWelcome to my music site. Browse around and take a look at my arrangements. I currently specialize in arranging hymns and spiritual music.
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