As believer, I am a Christian in the tradition of the Lutheran Confessions. Sola Gratia!
As composer, recitalist, and musician, I engage the rich world of sound to proclaim God's Word.
As hymnologist and organist, I explore the vox ecclesia, the "song of the church."
As liturgist and worshiper, I favor the old Lutheran understanding of Gottesdienst ("God serves us in Word and Sacrament"), as opposed to sacrificial offerings of "worship and praise."
As professor, I invite students to envision music as a humanity, a "liberating" art, and teach them how to listen "deep within the music."