9 Dreams of Flying Premiered

My latest composition for chamber ensemble and video was premiered on Thursday, June 20 as part of the 2013 Charlotte New Music Festival held in Charlotte, NC USA. 9 Dreams of Flying was written for the Charlotte New Music Festival and was premiered by flutist Erinn Frechette (Charlotte Symphony), violinist Jason Newkom, cellist Katya Janpoladyan …

Torque CDs arrive…

My allocation of the Spellbound CDs arrived today (the CD of orchestral works which includes my composition Torque). The packaging looks great and the enhanced CD is a really cool idea (the CD includes scores, bios, program notes, etc.). I am thankful to everyone who made this possible, Alan Yamamoto who commissioned Torque and conducted the …

Spellbound, the CD that includes my orchestral work Torque, is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The CD will be officially released on May 28, 2013. The CD is an enhanced CD which includes scores, bios, and program notes etc. (incentive for buying the CD instead of the MP3 downloads). Here’s the link… Pre-order Torque …

9 Dreams of Flying completed

My latest chamber work, 9 Dreams of Flying, is complete. Scored for flute, violin, cello, and piano, the premiere at the Charlotte New Music Festival will feature visuals by artist Michael Compton based on the music. The Charlotte New Music Festival is a two-week gathering of composers, musicians, choreographers, and visual artists. It runs from …

latest composition…

My most recent composition project is underway. The title is 9 Dreams of Flying and it will be premiered as part of the Charlotte New Music Festival in June, 2013. Scored for flute, violin, cello, and piano, 9 Dreams of Flying is an audio/visual exploration of dream state I associate with flying dreams. The visuals …

Torque CD Release Date Set

A recording of my orchestra work, Torque will be released by Parma Recordings on a CD compilation titled Spellbound on May 28, 2013. It will be available on Amazon, iTunes, et al. Torque was written in 2006 to fulfill a commission from conductor Alan Yamamoto and the Charlotte Civic Orchestra. See my News page for …

/// Elements premiered!

The premiere of /// Elements was a success! The Blue Ridge Chamber Players (Amy Orsinger Whitehead – flute, Nick Lampo – cello, and Tomoko Deguchi – piano) performed /// Elements with immaculate precision and musicality. Thank you BRCP! The premiere took place at the North Carolina Museum of Art, which houses the art works /// …

/// Elements update

I attended a rehearsal of /// Elements, and the Blue Ridge Chamber Players are fantastic! They sound great and the piece is in great shape. It is such a joy to be able to work with players who transcend the technical demands of the music so that you can spend rehearsal time tweaking details and …

Welcome and hello!

Welcome to my blog. I am a composer living and working in upstate South Carolina, USA. To learn more about me and my music follow the links. I was born in 1960 in Waynesville, NC and lived in Canton, NC until my family relocated to High Point, NC in 1972. After that, life, study, and …