BLESSED ASSURANCE Hymns for Solo Piano by Malcolm Kogut & Les Stahl ($17)

List of the songs (These icons appear when soundbyte is available) Where Charity and Love Prevail   Hymn to Joy   Seek Ye First   How Great Thou Art - Stahl/Kogut   Prayer of St Francis   Yes, I Shall Arise - Stahl/Kogut   I Know That My Redeemer Lives - Stahl/Kogut   Blessed Assurance   The King of Love   Keep In Mind - Stahl/Kogut   On That Holy Mountain - Stahl/Kogut   How Can I Keep From Singing   O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Stahl/Kogut   Lo, How A Rose EŽer Blooming - Stahl/Kogut   Just As I Am   Draw Near - Stahl/Kogut   God We Praise You   GodŽs Blessing Sends Us Forth   Were You There - Stahl/Kogut   Morning Song - Stahl/Kogut   Celebrating Years   Dismissal Amen - Stahl/Kogut

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Les Stahl has been an active parish musician for over 35 years. He received his degrees from Northwestern University in Music Theory and Composition, with extra degree work in Radio, TV, Film and Theater.

His extensive experience in theater includes the road company of the original production of "Godspell" and working on and off Broadway as an arranger and musical director. He has directed over 200 plays and musicals, as well as over 25 operas, including productions for his own company in Chicago "Opera San Benedetto." Theatre companies for which he has directed or written include Steppenwolf, St. Nicholas Theater, the Marriot Lincolnshire Musical Theater, Victory Gardens and the Goodman Theater (all in Chicago).

Active in NPM for the last 15 years, he is webmaster for the NPM internet chapter site, and has been a choir director/organist at four parishes in Chicago over the last 30 years. His musical activities also include the direction of an 18 piece Big Band for 20 years - the "Deja Vu Big Band," well-known in the Chicago area for many years. He is a writer, composer and arranger and has taught music and theater (grades K-College) at various private and parochial institutions.