A Wondrous Love

The song I’ve uploaded today, A Wondrous Love, was also recorded at the IHM Lenten concert.  In a bit of a twist though, this piece for solo piano was not written by either Michael Mullink or Michael Vrazel.  Instead, this composition was written and performed by Mark Scozzafave.  Mark and his wife, Aimee, have temporarily relocated to Atlanta from Chicago for one year and sadly (at least for the IHM community) that year is almost up.  Both Mark and Aimee are immensely talented musicians, and we will miss them dearly.  I cannot imagine the concert having been as successful as it was without the collaboration and participation of the Scozzafaves.  Mark not only contributed this original composition but also played piano on numerous pieces (a couple of which we’ve already uploaded).  And on top of that, he also wrote a fantastic arrangement for My Spirit Lives, a Mullink and Vrazel original that we’ll be uploading in the Easter season.  Aimee sang with the schola on numerous pieces and was the featured soloist on My Thoughts Are Not Your Thoughts, another of our songs that we’ll upload after Lent.

Since it is inspired by two beloved Lenten hymns, What Wondrous Love and Were You There, A Wondrous Love really fits in well with the other Holy Week music we’ve been uploading so Michael and I asked Mark if he wouldn’t mind us including this recording on our site’s playlist.  He graciously agreed so now you can hear this very moving piece by clicking on the Streampad player at the bottom of the screen.  Thank you, Mark!