Steven Shayle Rhodes

At our happy place!

Many of you know that I am a member of Royal Lane Baptist Church. I manage the website and sing in the choir. This morning, we sang one of my absolute, favorite anthems, “THE MAJESTY AND GLORY OF YOUR NAME” by Tom Fettke and Linda Lee Johnson. I just listened to the recording, and WOW. We might have been small in number this morning, but we sounded so good! Please take a listen if you’d like. The choir sings at the 31:16 mark. Once YouTube makes the livestream available for download tomorrow, I’ll post a clip of it as well.

By the way family - I want this piece sung at my funeral.

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Happy World Theatre Day!

I wrote the first verse of this hymn in 2023 after the Uvalde massacre. I finally completed the last three verses a few months ago, and want to share it with you.

If you are a minister, music minister, or church musician and would like to sing this in your church, I would be honored. Please reach out to me for PDF files.

Wherever you are and however you celebrate the holidays, I wish you much love, joy, and happiness! 

I have finally written the final verses to a hymn I wrote, A NATION GRIEVES, after the Uvalde massacre. Once we’ve debuted the updated hymn at my own church, I’ll make it available to any churches or religious organizations that would like to use it.

Just found these photos!!!

The world premier of Ron Troutman and Neil Wolfe’s “Birth/Day: The Frankenstein Musical” opened at the Deep Ellum Opera Theatre in October of 1993.

I met so many of my current dear friends during this production (Andi Allen, Karen Moyer, Gaitley Stevenson-Mathews and many, many others). Also … me with hair!!

I’m so excited to announce that a hymn Harry Wooten and I have written will be used in worship this Sunday morning at Royal Lane Baptist Church! HOLY GOD AND HOLY SPIRIT is set to Beethoven’s ODE TO JOY tune (one of my favorites).

If any music ministers or churches are interested in using this new setting, please reach out to me at [email protected] … we offer it free of charge.

Below you’ll find screenshots of the music.

If anyone in the LGBTQ+ community is planning to get married before the end of the current administration, and you’re in need of an officiant, please feel free to reach to me. No charge, just make a donation to your LGBTQ+ non-profit choice.

I’m singing in this concert on Sunday afternoon (I even have a tiny little solo) … hope y’all can make it!

You’re invited to join the Irving Chorale and the Royal Lane Baptist Church Choir for a free concert of Robert Ray’s “Gospel Mass” on Sunday, June 9 at 4 pm.

“The Gospel Mass” by Robert Ray is a fusion of jazz, rock and gospel music to celebrate the glories of the divine. Accompanied by a jazz trio, its rhythms will get you clapping along and dancing on your feet.

Concert starts at 4 pm on Sunday, June 9, at Royal Lane Baptist Church Sanctuary. Our concert is one hour and you will be home in time to catch the second game of the NBA Championships with the Dallas Mavericks at the Boston Celtics.

Admission is FREE! Love offerings graciously accepted.

Artistic Director – Harry Wooten
Accompanied by – Jazz Trio (piano, bass guitar and drums)

Performance will be at:
Royal Lane Baptist Church Sanctuary
6707 Royal Lane
Dallas TX 75230

For more info about our choral group, check out our website at IrvingChorale.org.

To learn more about Royal Lane Baptist Church, visit royallane.org.

The Irving Chorale is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit corporation.