Welcome to my portal for free and licensed scores for enlivening worship. This collection of original works for choir, piano, organ and instruments provides a vibrant foundation for worship across a broad spectrum of applications.
Born in Seattle, Carl Heine has been a church musician and composer of sacred music since adolescence. He has served as organist and music director in six congregations in four states: Washington, Minnesota, California and Illinois. He is currently the director of music at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Oak Park, Illinois and a member of ASCAP. As a music major Carl studied organ, composition and choral conducting at the University of Washington, Seattle.
In addition to a BA in Music, Carl has earned three degrees in the field of education including an MA from Wheaton College and a PhD from the University of Chicago where his research focused on intrinsic motivation (flow) and learning. After working as a program director at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Carl retired in 2018 and now devotes a greater share of his time to composition and leading worship.
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English & Irish Hymn Tunes for Flute Early American Hymn Tunes for Flute Lord Jesus You Shall Be My Song (published choral) Down to the River to Pray (published choral)
Browse Free MusicUnison, 2-, 3- and 4-part anthems for choirs. All seasons of the Church year
Solos, Hymn introductions and accompaniments
Arrangements based on hymn-tunes in a panorama of styles
Original settings of traditional liturgies plus other service music with and without a cantor
Solos for flute, violin, other instruments in C, trumpet, percussion
Ensemble music for woodwinds, strings and brass. Styles range from Classical to Klezmer
Short staged works, 12-15 minutes long that combine readers theater or memorized parts with short musical reflections. Use in place of a sermon; fits perfectly into an hour long service!
Tunes from Africa, Asia, Central and South America for standard instruments
Links to my choral, organ and instrumental works currently in print by other publishers