Just finished up yesterday a new handbell arrangement called Portraits of the Cross. It's a collection of four different "cross" hymns ("Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross", "In the Cross of Christ I Glory", "Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone", and "The Old Rugged Cross"), very nostalgic, and simpler to play than some of my arrangements. I've sent it off to Doug Wagner at Lorenz, along with my bio and picture, something he wanted for their website (what is it with people wanting to know about me, anyway?).
On a bit of a tangent, just a quick word about Doug Wagner -- the man has an almost inhumanly-fast response time on correspondence. I think about two minutes after I'd send him the bio and picture, he'd responded letting me know he got it. I think the longest I've had to wait to hear from him on whether or not he's accepting a piece of mine is two days. Fastest time (a rejection, sadly) was I think about an hour and a half. For somebody like me who sends his creations out into the world to be judged and hopefully accepted, it lets me keep intact what little remains of my sanity.
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