Behold the Lamb of God This is a beautiful Communion hymn by composer Bob Dufford. As with much of the music David plays in his church performances, he derived a flute part from the keyboard part.

Holy, Holy, Holy This Holy, Holy, Holy is from the Missa Pacem, by L. Randolph Babin.

Amen from The Mass of Creation Marty Haugen's The Mass of Creation is one of the most popular mass settings in the Catholic Church, particularly the Eucharistic Acclamations. There are brass parts available for The Mass of Creation and in this sound clip David is playing the first trumpet part.

Jesus Christ Is Risen Today This is a traditional hymn sung in celebration of Easter. The trumpet is somewhat overshadowing the choir in this recording because the Zoom H2 recorder was right beside the trumpet.

Melodic Gloria This Gloria, by James Chepponis, features parts for brass quartet and timpani. David has been playing the "Melodic Gloria" each Thanksgiving, for over 25 years at St. Bridget's Church in Framingham, MA. This excerpt is from the end of the piece, with David playing the trumpet one part from the included brass parts.

One Spirit, One Church This beautiful piece, by Kevin Keil, is sung during the Offertory. Playing the included brass part requires a very light touch on the trumpet. This is another piece David plays each Thanksgiving at St. Bridget's.

Celtic Alleluia This popular Alleluia includes a simple, but effective, trumpet part by Christopher Walker.

The outstanding music program, including the choir at St. Bridget's Catholic Church in Framingham, Massachusetts, is under the direction of Ann O'Brien who is also the organist at St. Bridget's. In addition, Ann sings beautifully and is heard during many services at St. Bridget's Church in Framingham as a vocal soloist. St. Bridget's Church in Framingham Centre MA is a historic New England church. The church was first established in 1878.

David has performed on the trumpet and flute for special services at St. Bridget's in Framingham for over 25 years. In 2009 he was privileged to be part of the music for a special service celebrating the 50th anniversary of the priesthood for the current pastor of St. Bridget's, Monsignor Francis Strahan. Msgr. Strahan is also an accomplished musician. He is the composer of a Mass in Honor of Jesus Christ, Redemptor and he organized the music for the Mass celebrated by Pope John Paul II on the Boston Common in 1979.

Sonata in F for Flute by Telemann This is a festive flute sonata that David uses often in performance. It's wonderful as a prelude to a service or a ceremony because it's very happy sounding and welcoming. David has also produced a home studio recording of this flute sonata. Recordings of some Teleman flute duets may be found on as part of David's Selected Duets for Flute Podcast.

O Lord, Hear My Prayer This is a Taizé style hymn. These are simple choral pieces that are intended to be repeated to achieve a contemplative and meditative frame of mind. Taizé is an ecumenical community of brothers, or monks, located in the small village of that name in the Burgundy region of eastern France. David was using his background as a jazz performer to improvise a flute part on the spot for this piece from the chord changes.

Joyful Joyful by Beethoven This hymn is, of course, from the Symphony Number 9 in D minor, by Ludwig van Beethoven. It's a popular closing hymn and is also popular as a wedding recessional or as a joyful postlude to a service.

In the Lord I'll Be Ever Thankful This is a short excerpt from the performance of another Taizé style hymn. This time David is improvising a part on the trumpet. A violinist, who is a member of the congregation at Calvary Church, is joining in. These Taizé style hymns have a wonderful, peaceful quality well suited to the middle of a church service. In the Lord I'll Be Ever Thankful is by Jacques Berthier. A French composer of liturgical music, Jacques Berthier was best known for writing much of the music used at Taizé.

The impressive music program, including the choir at the Calvary Methodist Church in Arlington, Massachusetts, is under the direction of Sue Paro who is also the organist for the church. Calvary Church has a beautiful pipe organ as well as a grand piano. But neither was in use on the days of these services.

The Calvary United Methodist Church, in Arlington, MA, is a historic Methodist church, listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The church building features a belfry that was designed by noted architect Charles Bulfinch in 1809, originally as part of Boylston Market, Boston and donated to the church in 1921. David has been performing on the trumpet and flute for special services at the Calvary Methodist Church, in Arlington for over 10 years.

All Glory Laud and Honor This is a traditional hymn, often sung on Palm Sunday. Again, the trumpet somewhat overshadows the choir in this live recording because the Zoom H2 recorder was right beside the trumpet.

My Song is Love Unknown This is a hymn by Samuel Crossman, written in 1664.

The Cherry Tree Carol This traditional Advent carol is about a stop at a cherry orchard made by Mary and Joseph while on their way to Bethlehem. This version of The Cherry Tree Carol is arranged by Stephen Cleobury. Cleobury is the Director of Music for the Choir of King's College in Cambridge, England. Stephen Cleobury also is Conductor Laureate of the BBC Singers.

Noel des bergers The title of this simple, yet elegant Advent piece translates to "The Shepherds' Christmas". It features an especially interesting organ part. This version of Noel des bergers was composed by Carsten Klomp, a German church musician, composer and university teacher.

Come, Thou Redeemer of the Earth This Advent carol was adapted by the German composer and organist Michael Praetorius. Praetorius was best known for the development of musical forms based on Protestant hymns. The choir arrangement for this tune is also by Stephen Cleobury. David composed the flute descant for verses six and seven, which are heard in this sound clip. These verses were performed without the organ, just flute and choir, a challenge for any church choir.

Craig Benner is the Director of Music at St. Anne's in-the-Fields Episcopal Church in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Mr. Benner plays the elegant pipe organ at St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Lincoln and directs the adult and children's choir there. St. Anne's in-the-Fields Episcopal Church is another great old New England Church. The first service at St. Anne's in Lincoln, MA was held on Easter Sunday 1874. The church was recently renovated and features an exceptionally unique and beautiful interior design.

Joy in Judea This joyful vocal selection, by Ruth Elaine Schram and David Davenport, is a bright and festive Christmas Anthem. Here again, David is deriving a flute part, improvising on the spot, from the keyboard music.

Oh Come All Ye Faithful This traditional Christmas hymn is also known by its Latin name, "Adeste Fideles". The tune was probably written in 1743 by English hymnist John Francis Wade.

Hurry, Shepherds, Run This jazzy hymn, by Charlotte Lee and Douglas E. Wagner, is another happy Christmas tune. This time, David is using a bucket mute on the trumpet and again deriving a trumpet part from the keyboard music. A bucket mute is used often in jazz and big band playing, by trumpet, trombone and other brass players. The bucket mute slightly muffles the sound of the brass instrument.

The marvelous music program, including the choir at the Hartford St Presbyterian Church in Natick, Massachusetts, is under the direction of Ed Mascari. Besides being a wonderful performer on the piano and organ, Ed Mascari is also an excellent, professional piano teacher. In addition to his piano teaching studio located in Hudson, MA, the Ed Mascari Piano Studio continues to provide quality piano and keyboard lessons for children and adults in its well-established home at the Hartford St Presbyterian Church in Natick MA. If you're looking for the best piano or keyboard lessons in the Natick or Hudson MA areas, contact the Ed Mascari Piano Studio.

David has had the opportunity to play a Christmas Concert Service, with Ed Mascari and his choir, at the Hartford St Presbyterian Church every December for the past 28 years. Each Christmas Concert Service is a lively mix of traditional and jazz Christmas music performed live in a small church setting.

Angels We Have Heard On High This popular Christmas carol is probably most notable for its chorus section in which "o" vowel of the word "Gloria" is sung through a fluidly rising and falling melodic line. David adds just a bit more to the melodic line in his trumpet playing on the chorus.

Go Tell It On The Mountain A happy sounding Christmas spiritual, this piece has been recorded by a wide range of gospel as well as secular performers. David keeps his trumpet part simple again just moving the song along as the congregation sings.

Joy To The World Another happy sounding Christmas favorite, the lyrics to this hymn are by English hymn writer Isaac Watts, based on Psalm 98 in the Bible. Lowell Mason, a leading figure in American church music, adapted and arranged Watts' words combining them with an older melody by Handel. For this hymn, David uses a more complex descant that he originally wrote for his own instrumental recording of the Joy To The World.

The music program at the Congregational Church of Littleton is under the direction of Kyle Bertulli. Mr. Bertulli just began his tenure at the church this past fall but is already directing the adult choir as well as two children's choirs, in addition to playing the wonderful church pipe organ.

Into Glory, Rejoice, Rejoice (Awake Awake and Greet) This is from a simple, but beautiful Advent hymn by contemporary composer Marty Haugen.

The organ at the Community Church Unitarian Universalist of Pepperell, Massachusetts is a beautiful pipe organ, which is beautifully played by organist Liz Cataldo. The church services at Community Church include music by a Senior Choir, Junior Choir and a Bell Choir. The Community Church of Pepperell, Unitarian Universalist, is another old New England Church steeped in history. The church was built in 1860 and includes a working bell tower clock and a Hook and Hastings pipe organ. This pipe organ was recently renovated and features 629 original pipes that are still in use today.