"Sacred Songwriting" with Dan Forrest

Show Notes:

Chris and Eddie are joined by Dan Forrest, a well-known musician and composer who has found his niche in composing and arranging music as a way to honor the beauty of God’s work in creation. 

Dan’s work ranges from small choral pieces to multi-movement works for full orchestras and choirs. You may have heard his Requiem for the Living (2013) or Jubilate Deo (2016). (Links to both of those pieces are below, if you’d like to listen for the first time, or give them a relisten.)

Dan has a doctorate in composition from the University of Kansas. He has served as the Chair of the American Choral Director’s Association Composition Committee and adjunct faculty at Furman University. He is currently the Vice President of Publications and Editor at Beckenhorst Press and is the Artist-in-Residence at MItchell Road Presbyterian Church in Greenville, South Carolina.

Resources:

Learn more about Dan at his website, danforrest.com

Listen to recordings of Dan’s music on Apple Music or Spotify

Watch Requiem for the Living performed by Bob Jones University Chorale

Watch Jubilate Deo performed by Rivertree Singers and Friends 

Follow Dan on Facebook, YouTube, and Soundcloud