Another choral work with Debney's score from The Passion of the Christ (2004) as its foundation that works well as the Easter complement to my Good Friday-centered "Seven Meditations on the Passion". The Ressurection theme that plays as the credits roll to the film becomes the powerful opening musical statement here, set to text from the Easter hymn "Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bonds". From there, handbells join the choir as it quietly sings the tune from that hymn in addition to more of its text. The Passion of the Christ's final harmonies also serve as the closing notes of this piece.

John Debney's score for The Passion of the Christ (2004) is an incredibly emotive work that plays a huge role in the visceral retelling of Christ's suffering and death on the cross. For years, I've contemplated recreating it, and Trinity's 2025 Good Friday Tenebrae service proved the right impetus to finally make an arrangement. For each of Jesus' seven last words, I selected a track of similar affect from the score to reduce to organ. Choir sings text excerpts from "Jesus in Your Dying Woes", and I include clarinet to cover the important woodwind solos that often bookend each piece.

Each movement seamlessly weaves three chorales and three organ preludes by J. S. Bach, all from the Advent and Christmas season. Written for the 2024 Christmas Eve carol service at Trinity Lutheran Church in Norman, Oklahoma.

A shortened and simplified arrangement of the chorus from J. S. Bach's church cantata of the same name (BWV 62) paired with an English translation of the text (verse 1 from the hymn as it appears in the Lutheran Service Book). This is the second of three arrangements of this chorus commemorating its 300th anniversary in 2024. This one was written as the need arose for a more approachable arrangement for the amateur choir and its lowly organist (me) to perform. The intricate choral writing of Bach's chorus becomes the bulk of the keyboard arrangement here, leaving the tune and simple harmony for the choir to cover. The original instrumental flourishes are included where possible.

A reduction of the chorus from J. S. Bach's church cantata of the same name (BWV 62) paired with an English translation of the text. This is the first of three arrangements of this chorus commemorating its 300th anniversary in 2024. Unlike the others, this one is as faithful as possible to the original music, only omitting figurations where the keyboardist is simply unable to play everything from the original instrumentaiton.

An arrangement of the End Times hymn "Herald, Sound the Note of Judgment". Written for the 2024 26th Sunday after Pentecost at Trinity Lutheran Church in Norman, Oklahoma.

An arrangement of my 2017 organ voluntary by the same name with original text by me and quotations concerning faith from Romans, Galatians, and Hebrews. Written for the 2024 Reformation Sunday services at Trinity Lutheran Church in Norman, Oklahoma.

An arrangement of the hymn "O God, Forsake Me Not". Written for the 2024 17th Sunday after Pentecost at Trinity Lutheran Church in Norman, Oklahoma.

An arrangement of the Easter hymn "The Strife Is O'er, The Battle Done". Written for the 2024 Easter Sunday services at Trinity Lutheran Church in Norman, Oklahoma.

An arrangement of the hymn "Today Your Mercy Calls Us". Written for the 2024 3rd Sunday after Epiphany at Trinity Lutheran Church in Norman, Oklahoma.

An arrangement of the hymn "Alleluia! Let Praises Ring". Written for the 2024 Baptism of Our Lord services at Trinity Lutheran Church in Norman, Oklahoma.

An arrangement of the End Times hymn "The Day Is Surely Drawing Near". Written for the 2023 25th Sunday after Pentecost at Trinity Lutheran Church in Norman, Oklahoma.

An arrangement of the hymn "Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word". Written for the 2023 Reformation Sunday services at Trinity Lutheran Church in Norman, Oklahoma.

An arrangement of the hymn "God of Grace and God of Glory". Written for the 2023 19th Sunday after Pentecost at Trinity Lutheran Church in Norman, Oklahoma.

An arrangement of the hymn "How Clear Is Our Vocation, Lord". Written for the 2023 16th Sunday after Pentecost at Trinity Lutheran Church in Norman, Oklahoma.

An alternative arrangement of my Chorale No. 1 with text by my father. Written for the Schmidt Siblings Showcase my sister and I performed at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Olathe, Kansas in 2023.

Seven original settings of the Seven Last Words from the Cross and the text from the hymn "Jesus in Your Dying Woes". Written for the 2023 Good Friday Tenebrae services at Trinity Lutheran Church in Norman, Oklahoma.

An original tune with text from Isaiah 42. Written for the 2023 Baptism of Our Lord services at Trinity Lutheran Church in Norman, Oklahoma.

A Baroque-style arrangement of my Chorale No. 1 with text by my father. Written for the 2022 Reformation Sunday services at Trinity Lutheran Church in Norman, Oklahoma.

This piece transforms the hero's theme from "The Kingdom Suite" into a solemn proclamation of the source of all wisdom. Solomon's original words in Proverbs 9 are as much a warning against foolishness as they are a recognition of God's sovereignty, mirrored in the music through the juxtaposition of a dominating minor modality with passages and cadences of brighter character. The work is anchored by the harmonic progression of the borrowed theme, of which each chord correlates to the important words of Proverbs 9:10. In all, the piece is intended to provoke a profound sense of insight in accordance with the text's message while at the same time instilling the seriousness of rejecting God.