My doctorate is in harpsichord, with
masters' degrees in Early Keyboard Instruments and Musicology
An article about Johann Sebastian Bach's temperament for harpsichords,
organs, and clavichords: published in Early Music (Oxford University Press), 2005. This tuning is my discovery in April 2004.
I have done professional software design, development, testing, and technical writing for almost 30 years; from a
March 2019 layoff I am now seeking something similar again
See various versions of my Résumé,
including publications
Sample concert programs:
Organ concert 10/30/05 (Goshen, IN) and
harpsichord concert 11/21/05 (Bluffton, OH)
Organ solo CD "A Joy Forever"
released January 4th 2006
Harpsichord solo CD "Playing from Bach's fancy"
released January 4th 2006
Trumpet/organ
CD "In Thee is Gladness" with Martin Hodel,
including some of my own compositions
I've composed many Hymns, and
compiled a Hymnal Concordance which is currently in print
from Mennonite Publishing House.
There is also a CD of
my performances of hymns on clavichord....
These Keyboard Temperament analysis tools are from
some of my research and practice as a keyboard player....
I enjoy arranging music: for example,
Purcell's Chacony arranged for keyboard...there is also
an essay about my performance goals and methods
My essay about
decoro, sprezzatura, grazia has more
principles of creativity and performance
I'm half of the
Hodel/Lehman Duo (trumpet/organ). Our CD "In Thee is Gladness",
released 2005, is
here.
Review of Glenn Gould's radio documentary
"The Quiet in the Land" (reviewed 1996 for Mennonite Quarterly Review;
cited by Matthew McFarlane
in GlennGould Magazine Fall 2002)
Some of my recordings are scheduled
for inclusion in CD-ROM sets from
Entrex. These are
interactive educational packages for middle-school children. More details
will be here when the sets are released!
My hymn "By Peter's House"
has been published in a
choral arrangement by Philip Orr of
Orrganized Sound.
This arrangement has also been recorded for publication by the Presbyterian Church USA.
I am a CD reviewer on the staff of American Record Guide, starting with the September 2015 issue.
This productions page
lists creative projects I have done myself, or have been associated closely with
I am available for professional
freelance music work: performance, composing,
arranging, harpsichord maintenance, etc. My normal rate is $100/hr plus any
travel expenses.
Please contact me with project ideas: bpl@umich.edu