The second movement of my string quartet Getting Down to Business, is near completion. The second movement is titled Diminishing Returns and is based on the law of diminishing returns. Simply put, the law of diminishing returns refers to a point at which the profits or benefits gained is less than the amount of energy (or …
My composition Reflections and Lore is included on a recent CD released by Albany Records titled Reflections on the Firebird (TROY1675). The recording features the Bechtler Ensemble with guest pianist Tomoko Deguchi (pianist and artistic director of the Out of Bounds Ensemble). The recording session was conducted by Alan Yamamoto. It was recorded at Concentrix …
I have posted a new recording of Afterimage 4 for piano and computer processing (Max) to my Audio page. This recording features pianist Tomoko Deguchi and the latest (and final) revision of the computer processing part of Afterimage 4. I was always been happy with the piano part of Afterimage 4, however, the computer processing …
I have posted the studio rendered audio for the 2017 revision of Fantasy for Two Pianos on my Audio site. I look forward to the live performance by Will Fried and Tomoko Deguchi in spring 2018. Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy this studio rendered version of Fantasy for Two Pianos.
My latest collaborative work, The Space Between, is now complete and awaiting premiere in Charlotte in January (details to follow soon). The Space Between was a collaboration with choreographer Sarah Council, Mark Lewis (music), and I supplied live computer processing. It was an unusual work flow as Sarah created the dance first, then Mark composed …
I have revised my Fantasy for Two pianos and added slightly more material to the closing section and touched up a few octave doublings. The revised version will be performed in the spring of 2018 by pianists Tomoko Deguchi and Will Fried. Look for details soon and take a look at the revised score under …
I have posted the score for my latest composition Nothing Left to Lose… for string quartet to my Scores page. It is the first movement of a two movement string quartet in progress called Getting Down to Business. The second movement, Diminishing Returns, is in progress (more on that as it develops). Nothing Left to Lose was …
My latest chamber music composition Successions was premiered on May 21, 2017 at the Getty’s Center in Rock Hill, SC USA by the Bechtler Ensemble. There was a second performance at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Charlotte, NC on the same day. The concert at the Bechtler Museum featured dance choreographed by the remarkable Kim …
My latest chamber music composition, Successions, is set for premiere plus two additional performances on May 21 and 22 2017 in the Charlotte region. See previous posts for details. The link below leads to a May 18, 2017 public radio broadcast from WDAV in Davidson, NC. It features interviews and in-studio performances of excerpts from …
I have added a live recording of a performance of Fantasy for Two Pianos to my Audio page. It is included in the ‘chamber music’ player, scroll to the bottom to access the sound file. The performance took place a few years ago and features the Bradner-Deguchi Piano Duo. It was part of a recital …
My latest chamber work, Successions, is now complete and rehearsals for the premiere start soon. Successions was written for, and will be premiered by the Bechtler Ensemble. The Bechtler Ensemble is the ensemble in residence at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Charlotte, NC. Successions was written in reaction to Jean Tinguely’s kinetic sculpture …
I have posted the score for my most recent chamber composition, Successions, to my scores page. Successions was written for the Bechtler Ensemble. It is set for premiere at the Getty’s Center for the Arts in Rock Hill, SC USA on May 21, 2017 @ 2:00 p.m. A second performance will take place at the Bechtler Museum …
I have posted a recording of Afterimage 4 to my Audio page. This recording features pianist Tomoko Deguchi for whom the piece was written in 2001. While I was always happy with the piano part, I was never quite comfortable with the original computer part. When we were invited to perform Afterimage Virginia Tech in …
Two of my latest new compositions are set for premiere in spring 2017. The first, Successions, for chamber ensemble, will be premiered by the Bechtler Ensemble at the Getty’s Center in Old Town Rock Hill, SC USA on Sunday, May 21, 2017. There will be a second performance later the same day at the Bechtler Museum of …
“Immersion”, a short experimental film I collaborated on with artist Seth Rouser, will be screened on the Underexposed Film Festival on Saturday, March 4, 2017. The festival will take place in Rock Hill, SC USA and runs from March 2 to March 4. Selection was by jury and I am proud to have our film …
MY latests multi-media interactive work, “Father’s Knots” was premiered March 1, 2017 as part of the Delta Omicron New Music Series at Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC USA. Father’s Knots is a multi-media work based on a short story of the same name by writer Dustin M. Hoffman. This flash fiction story revolves around a …
The latest performance of my composition for piano and live computer processing, Afterimage 4, took place at Virginia Tech On December 5, 2016. The concert also featured guest composer Carla Scaletti and Virginia Tech faculty composers Eric Lyon (and Ivica Ico Bukvic as conductor of the Linux Laptop Orchestra). Virginia Tech student works were also …
My composition for piano and interactive computer processing (MaxMSP), Afterimage 4, will be performed Monday, December 5, 2016 at Virginia Tech University.The performance will feature pianist Tomoko Deguchi. Afterimage 4 was the first piece I composed after finishing my Ph.D. at the University at Buffalo in 2001. After several performances I withdrew the work. While …
Percussionist Tony Steve once again rocked the latest performance of my composition for percussion and live computer processing Afterimage 3. This performance took place at the Electroacoustic Barn Dance at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg VA. Special thanks to the crew of this year’s EABD. The event was well run and featured a …
Touching in Texas, the short film I was involved in producing last spring, was screened on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at the fifth annual Underexposed Film Festival in Rock Hill, SC. It was well received and members of the crew participated in a Q&A after the block. Also screened was Anacoustic Zones with video by …