About the Compiler

Mitchell Stecker is the Director of Chapel Music and Citadel Carillonneur at The Citadel: The Millitary College of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. He began singing fasola music in Micanopy, Florida while an undergraduate at UF in nearby Gainesville. Since that time, Mitchell has become an avid singer, composer, and researcher of fasola music, its traditions, and its history; earlier this year, he completed his Masters in Musicology with a thesis entitled “‘If I can reach the charming sound, I’ll tune my harp again’: The Fasola Tunebook Publication Renaissance”. The Psalmist’s Harp is Mitchell’s first compilation, though he is also working on other, similar projects for later release.