Frontier Symphony is a symphonic depiction of the 2,400-mile migration across the North American continent to the Oregon and California Territories that took place in the mid to late 1800’s across the plains and mountains of the western United States. Inspiration came from many places, but mainly from journal entries of pioneers who left us a trail of inspiration to follow. This symphony was written alongside, and in concert with the artwork of my good friend and world renowned Cowboy Artist, Tom Browning. The music gives score to the paintings and the painting depict in visual form the music.
In a time when the church had lost sight of the fundamentals of the gospel, God used a humble monk named Martin Luther to bring about the greatest revival in church history. When he posted his Ninety-Five Theses, Luther became the unwitting catalyst of the Reformation and a champion of the doctrine of justification by faith alone. Post Tenebras Lux, commissioned by Ligonier Ministries and composed by Jeff Lippencott, takes the listener on a musical journey of the highlights of Martin Luther’s life. Written in three movements, this piece moves from the coldness of the Middle Ages and the dominance of the Roman Catholic Church to the glory of Luther’s rediscovery of the gospel and the spread of the Reformation throughout Europe.
This symphonic work celebrates the five-hundredth anniversary of the Reformation, and Ligonier Ministries presents it with the hopes that God would use it to encourage listeners that even in the midst of darkness, the light has come.
