Hi, it’s been a long while since I uploaded any music. I apologize.
The music I had prepared on the my broken computer still hasn’t been recovered – but there maybe a light at the end of that dark tunnel. Trying to keep hope alive.
A few weeks ago the choir director in my ward asked me if I could adapt “God So Loved the World” in the LDS church choirbook page 28-29 by John Stainer for the women in the choir. None of the sporanos could sing above mezzo. She also wanted the music to sing entirely thorugh without the codas or repeats. It took ten hours and only one correction by the pianist – yay – and it’s ready for the Easter program in a couple of weeks.
The music is primarily the same, except in the areas that the soprano sings the higher notes have been worked for the mezzo soprano voice – in these corrected areas I created alternative flow so the changes would segway easily into the original music.
The key is the same, the time signature is the same – note – I adjusted the tempo to a more prayerful 86.
I am very pleased with how it turned out. You will find the music under the “Other Music” tab or just click below:
Other Music to download it.
Note to choir directors…If you ask a composer in your area to adapt music and the pianist verifies that it is performance worthy, don’t ask the choir if they want to “vote on it”. It takes hours of prayer, deep thought and sooooooo many alterations to produced a performance worthy piece. I witnessed this after the choir stumbled through this incredibly simple piece – I nearly walked out I was so upset, especially since this is the third hymn/song adaptation I have created since Dec 2025 and the director chose to go in another direction completely at the last minute for the Christmas program.
Sometimes there is a good reason to become temporarily offended. It can instigate the setting of healthier boundaries
Enjoy the music – I do this for you! 🙂
Have a blessed Easter,
Lizzybear.
Simplified Hymns for Organ and Other Songs 