Holy Manna is a hymn tune attributed to William Moore and published in 1829 in Columbian Harmony, a shape-note song book. It was originally used with the text, "Brethren We Have Met Together," but was subsequently published with a variety of other sets of lyrics. I first became familiar with the tune because of its use in the Outdoor Drama, Horn In The West, in Boone, North Carolina, in which I was a cast member for many years, and since it was lodged so securely in my musi

Mr. Tom Stidham, longtime Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Kansas, gave me my start as a composer of music for band. I recently learned, through his wife Linda, that Mr. Stidham had written a composition at the middle school level for B-Flat Trumpet and Piano, and I am pleased to be able to share it here as a free download for all who can use it to help develop the skills of young players. STARBURST can be downloaded here: #compose #composing #composition #mu

In 2024, I was commissioned by the Perryville (MO) High School Band under the direction of Jerry Childers to compose a piece to honor...