The Old Rugged Cross (PDF) — Trumpet Solo with Piano

Mike Foster’s extensive educational background and experience has equipped him to teach music, including bands, choirs, and private lessons, for over 25 years; to publish several musical arrangements; and more recently to write and publish a book entitled The Spiritual Song. A Michigan native, Mike earned a Music Education degree with trumpet proficiency from Bob Jones University. His post-graduate career includes directing bands in both Christian and public schools, conducting local symphony orchestras, and assisting as a youth and music pastor. Mike, his wife, Bonnie, and their four children currently minister in Deltona, Florida. Mike plays on a B-flat Powell Signature Trumpet, a Yamaha C Trumpet, and a Stomvi Piccolo Trumpet.

Mary Lynn Van Gelderen graduated from Bob Jones University in 1987. While her husband, John, assisted his father at Marquette Manor Baptist Church in Downers Grove, Illinois, for five years, she was a church pianist, directed children's choirs, and taught private lessons. Since 1992, Mary Lynn has traveled with her husband, John, in full-time evangelism, ministering alongside him through music. They base their ministry out of Manchester, MI and have one son, John Jr.