I recently performed your arrangement of “Master the Tempest is Raging” in sacrament meeting.  As it turned out, the ward music chairman put me on the schedule for the Sunday right after President Monson passed away.  I read online that President Monson always asked his Sunday School teacher to play “Master the Tempest.”  So I had the privilege of playing President Monson’s favorite boyhood hymn.  It was special to me to play that in his honor the week of his funeral.

Your arrangement was loved and enjoyed by the members of my little rural ward here in Pennsylvania!  Many of our ward members here deal with really tough challenges.  One sister told me that she was very touched by your portrayal of the contrast between tempest and calm.

Just wanted to thank you for your music!

This is Puff as you have never heard him before! Beautiful! If you haven’t checked out the arranger’s YouTube video with a violinist, do it now! It will bring tears to your eyes at the sheer beauty of the music of this children’s classic. I sent a link to a counselor in my Stake Presidency and his comment was “keep the music, change the words, and you have a new church hymn.” Check out the arranger’s website for brilliant arrangements of other children’s songs, and an outstanding album of hymn arrangements available for purchase  (so worth the price!) and terrific hymn arrangements for use in Church, others for fun, and some great original compositions.

I’m just scratching the surface of your music, but oh my goodness, I’m head over heels in love with “The Lord Is My Shepherd.” I’m not sure whether to use it as an instant choir number or have my daughters play it as a flute/violin duet with me accompanying (or both at the same time). That’s just the most blissful thing I’ve ever heard. I absolutely love that hymn anyway, but that’s now my favorite arrangement of it.