Garth Smith

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( By Jeff Hansen - Running 180 blog, review of Garth Smith "Sacred Hymns" CD, Sept 2014) Garth was born in Brigham City, Utah and now reside in Oceanside, California. Garth Smith is an LDS musician who’s been playing the piano since age 5 and beginning as a piano soloist at age 8. Composing and melodies have come quite naturally to Garth at a young age and has focused his career in music. Garth has been a member of the Nashville Songwriters Association, ASCAP and the California Country Music Association. Garth has also performed as a keyboardist in jazz, rock and country bands. This past March, Garth released “Sacred Hymns Arranged and Performed on the Piano by Garth Smith” his first commercial released CD album. It is a collection of 10 original arrangements of LDS hymns that includes a medley titled, “Missionary Medley.” A wonderfully arranged debut album. Upon listening to the album for the first time (yes, I’ve already listened to it NUMEROUS times) you could tell that each arrangement was beautifully and prayerfully composed. Each hymn easily invites the spirit and sets a tone of reverence that impacts your immediate mood and surroundings. It is easy to set the album onto repeat and let it run for hours. A few of the song arrangements stood out to me. The first one was the first track of the album, “How Great Thou Art.” This is one of my favorite hymns, not just to listen to, but to sing. While listening to Garth’s rendition I found myself singing along with the mus

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King of Love

Sacred Hymns Arranged and Performed on the Piano by Garth Smith

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How Beautiful Thy Temples, Sacred Hymns, Vol. 2

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Classical Piano for the Sabbath Day

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Behold the Great Redeemer, Sacred Hymns, Vol. III

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America the Beautiful

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A Sacred Christmas

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Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

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Redeemer of Israel

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If the Savior Stood Beside Me

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High on the Mountain Top

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The King of Love My Shepherd Is

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