Steve has been a
worship leader for over a decade and has played for audiences across the
United States and in Israel. Steve and Sue's first encounter with
Messianic Judaism was at Congregation Melech Yisrael in Worcester, MA in
1990. After joining the synagogue, they began writing songs that became
part of Melech’s Shabbat worship. In 1995, another Melech Yisrael
couple realized a profit from the sale of their home and approached
Steve and Sue about donating some money to enable their songs to be
recorded. The original intention was that each of the Melech families
would be able to have a copy, and perhaps it would be shared with the
other New England congregations as well. The result was "We
Delight" and it surprised everyone, especially Steve and Sue! It
has now sold in the tens of thousands of copies and its songs can be
heard in homes and congregations throughout the US, Israel, Canada,
Cuba, South America, Australia, Europe, South Africa, and India. In
1998, Steve and Sue released "HaMoedim -- The Appointed
Times", a collection of songs celebrating the appointed times of
the Lord found in the 23rd chapter of Leviticus. Now their
latest recording, "Sim Shalom", is available. "Sim
Shalom" is a collection of songs that starts and ends with portions
of the prayer by the same name found in the Amidah. Each song in between
is in one way or another connected with the desire for true shalom.
Recently, Steve and Sue
moved to the Hartford, CT area (where Steve now works) and they now
attend Shuvah Yisrael Messianic Synagogue in Simsbury, CT. Steve and Sue
collaborate on their songs, often setting scripture passages and siddur
prayers to music. They are currently working on their next album
(tentatively titled Yeshua) full of songs exalting the name of
our Messiah. When not writing music, they enjoy playing with their
bloodhound, Clem.
