A song that I wrote shortly after a dear friend of mine passed away, after a long hard battle with cancer. He was considerably older than myself and taught me a lot about life, love and God. I love him very much and at times, miss him tremendously. This ones for you John. 

The Whittler

I wrote this song whilst Serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in South Africa, Cape Town. 
(June 2016-2018)
The song speaks about the need to "Let Go & Let God" 
Myself and Elder Kayden Smith (piano)recorded the song over two separate 4 hour sessions In a converted studio shack. The shack (situated in the middle of Kwanobuhle, a township outside of port Elizabeth) was owned by Monwabisi Jack, a South African rap artist and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He was kind enough to record and mix the song for us. 


This song is dedicated to the South Africa Cape Town Mission and to all of the Missionaries that Have served, Are serving, Or will yet serve there.

Raise Your Sail EP

Raise Your Sail

Shubert's Der Lindenbaum follows the story of a man who found great comfort in a lime tree (Lindenbaum) as a child. as the song develops, he must leave this place of comfort and venture into a dark and cold world. Even after the stormy night, he can still hear the tree call to him. 

For me, I see this song as a metaphor for moving from the comfort of childhood into the harsh reality of the adult world. even after difficult things, we can still find comfort in the sweet memories of childhood.

Der Lindenbaum- Franz Schubert

This is my fist attempt at coloratura whilst studying at the RNCM. although a very technically detailed and complex song, the piece speaks of dramatic heartbreak.

Treacherous love
you will not deceive me any more.
I no longer want chains,
I no longer want anxieties, pains,
heartache and slavery.

I want to try to see
if I can cure
my soul from the fatal wound,
and be able to live without your arrow.
Let hope no longer be
a flatterer of my grief
and the delight in my heart
will no more be a joke you make about my constancy.

Mitch Greengrass