One of the sisters played “Master, the Tempest Is Raging” in our stake conference adult session last night. This is not one of my favorite hymn tunes in the book, but I quite enjoyed this arrangement. The symbolism and imagery apparent in your piano setting really transform an otherwise tedious melody and really make it engaging and fresh! Thank you!

Thank you so much for this arrangement of “Does the Journey Seem Long?”  After learning about the life of Joseph Fielding Smith and his experiences which inspired the words he wrote for this song, I can’t hear it the same anymore.  This arrangement invites the Spirit in such a way that it is hard to keep my composure.  This arrangement is simply beautiful.  Thank you so much for putting in the time to make an ordinary hymn that very few know about into something special.

I have been working on music from your “Christmas Eve” book for several months. I deeply love “We Three Kings.” Several other favorites in this book are “Mary’s Lullaby” and “Away in a Manger/Infant Holy, Infant Lowly.” The latter goes through my head all day long, in a good way. I am now working on “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.” I had to get out my metronome, but it’s been worth it. Of course “The Messiah Medley” was the first I learned, and some of those melodies, such as “He Shall Feed His Flock,” should be a separate arrangement of their own (please!). This has been an unusual Christmas season for me, with enough time to practice and learn these pieces. I attend church in a small branch where there is no organ, just a piano, so I have been able to use this music for prelude and postlude this month. I have books galore of Christmas music, and this is the only one I have used this holiday season. Thank you, thank you, thank you for creating such beautiful and yet challenging arrangements.

I discovered some of Anne’s music in the music library at LDS.org. The powerful emotions expressed in “Does the Journey Seem Long?” and “I Need Thee Every Hour/Abide With Me, ‘Tis Eventide” have the ability to stir my soul and fill me with peace and calm as I (very slowly) play through them. I was thrilled tonight to discover this webpage and listen to the vastly different genres that she is able to quite adeptly compose! I can’t wait to listen to and play more of Anne’s music!