This beautifultraditional hymn has been spread through all ages and loved by all Christians.Now with the new arrangements Rev.Chien wrote for choir, it shows adifferent style. Especially in the middle part, Rev. Chien added a newmelody that cleverly and vividly describe the scene of walking through thevalley of the shadow of the death. His arrangement for the last part iswonderful too, bringing out the deep feel of comfort and peace in the presenceof Lord. Rev. Chien has won the Japanese NHK International ComposingCompetition. He has strong and solid theory of Western traditional musicand good at adding a flavor of oriental mystery to his music, so hismusic pieces are particularly charming and have a unique style thatdifferentiates him from ordinary composers. Anyone who has sung hissongs will fall in love with his music .

A three movement set of virtuosic pieces for clarinet and piano, each movement representing a psalm. The first, Out of the Depths I Cry to Thee, Psalm 130, has a jagged melody, dissonant harmonies and literally cries with leaps of a seventh. The pastoral second movement , The Lord Is My Shepherd, Psalm 23, uses the American hymn tune, My Shepherd Shall Supply My Need, and gradually the pieces of it become the complete tune. The last, Make a Joyful Noise, Psalm 100, is a set of variations with lots of fun rhythms and meter changes, famous quotations, some klezmer, some jazz, some multiphonics and other fun techniques.