•Favorite Books:

The Lord of the Rings trilogy

Proverbs

GK Chesterton

Dorothy Sayers

The monster at the end of this book

•Favorite Musicals:

My Fair Lady, Wicked, Sound of Music, Prince of Egypt

•Favorite Quotes:

Religion is man’s last defense against God.

•Favorite Songs:

Man of the Tombs, Bob Bennett

Vincent, Don MacLean

Revelation Song, Parachute Band

Penny Lane, The Beatles

Something, James Taylor

•Favorite Activities:

Playing guitar

Thinking deep thoughts...

Family board games

Writing songs

Dates with my wife

•Favorite Artists:

Bernini

McCartney

Keaggy

Dave Anderson

•Favorite Books:

Dave cannot read, unfortunately. But he likes the pictures just fine.

•Favorite Musicals:

Anything his daughter has been in.

•Favorite Quotes:

“Rick - stop messing with my profile text!!”

•Favorite Songs:

David Hasselhoff sings Goulet

The best of PeeWee Herman

Klingon Opera

•Favorite Activities:

Revenge on his co-writer and web designer.

•Favorite Artists:

His Kids, Frigidaire Gallery, 2009

David Anderson and Merrick Dupea met in 1981 at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. They quickly began collaborating on musical projects, including composition, college and community performances, and a touring band, culminating in the original production of The Watersong in 1983. In subsequent years they have created many additional arts and media projects.

David Anderson is a successful private businessman in Olympia with over 30 years of experience as a piano tuner/technician. He has been involved in music all of his life – much of it in church settings. His background includes song writing, arranging, and performance. His acoustic vocal trio Tapestry has presented a Christmas concert series for the past 18 years. Dave has produced several music performances at churches in his hometown of Olympia, Washington. He is an excellent pianist and composer with a wonderful sense of harmony and melody. 

Dave has served as a youth director and has been leading worship at his church since 1983. He also co-founded and helps manage the Ibsen Adoption Network, which aids families adopting children with special needs. Dave and his wife Anne have 4 children, 3 of whom are adopted.

Merrick Dupea is a writer and musician with broad experience in music composition and scripting. He has written over 300 compositions for solo and group performance, for television shows and commercials, for worship services, and for theatre. He has performed in concerts, dramas, modern dance, and musicals, in churches and on television.  His scores were featured in the Mt. St. Helen’s special “The Fire Below Us”, which he also co-wrote and edited. Merrick is a audio and video producer by vocation, with projects for Microsoft, Panasonic, Boeing Aircraft Company, PBS, and many others. His video productions have garnered awards in both business and church media competitions.

Merrick has also been a youth pastor for both the Presbyterian Church and his present church. He currently serves as Executive Director of Arts Renaissance Ministries, a charitable organization which trains artists for creative excellence in sacred arts and media. He has been a worship leader at his church since 1985. He and his wife Stephanie have four sons and one daughter.

Between the delights and disasters of two busy lives, David and Merrick have spent several years on the adaptation of “Hinds’ Feet on High Places” into the musical drama, “The Watersong”. They bring a rich history of musical and dramatic experience to the adaptation of one of the best-loved Christian novels of the 20th Century.