From The American Organist magazine of the American Guild of Organists: (Dale Elmshaeuser) has the average church in mind, as well as the usual high school instrumentalists. These arrangements provide useful material for youthful instrumentalists, and add variety to your worship music.

From a church music director in Indiana: I have 18 youth in my instrumental group. I have used your arrangements, and I really like them. I think your custom scoring idea is wonderful!

From The Hymn magazine of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada: (Dale Elmshaeuser’s) prolific composing and publishing are making an impact on instrumental repertoire, which will surely grow as more church musicians find his well-crafted and practical arrangements. Though the parts are playable by good high school players, they should still interest those more advanced. Live Oak House is branching out to include choral music (with instruments) and compositions from the pens of others. You are encouraged to become familiar with this new and exciting company.

In the spring of 1995, the director of music at a large Lutheran church in Afton, MO phoned in a rush order for music to be played by some of their high school instrumentalists at the international convention of the Lutheran Church–MO Synod. “We’ll have little rehearsal time, because the kids will be at the national youth gathering in San Antonio until just before the convention. From our past experience with your publications, I know that they will make it possible.”

Several endorsements have mentioned Dale Elmshaeuser’s brass quartet arrangement of “Were You There.” A professional trumpet performer and church musician in Texas said, “Dale Elmshaeuser consistently writes excellent arrangements, but “Were You There” is special.”