My latest composition, Silence in Forty-Two, is nearing completion. Scored for piano and baritone, Silence in Forty-Two was written for baritone Jeff McEvoy. The text is an adaptation of Dustin M. Hoffman‘s short story of the same name. The premiere is set for Sunday, April 12, 2015 as part of the Providence Chamber Music Series. The …
I have posted the score for Reflections and Lore to my Scores page. I also posted a live recording of the Bechtler Ensemble/Out of Bounds Ensemble performance of Reflections and Lore from February 1, 2015 on my Audio page. The premiere of the Firebird pieces at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art was sold out! …
My latest composition, Reflections and Lore, was premiered at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Charlotte, NC on January 25, 2015. The performance took place amid an exhibit highlighting the Firebird statue and the career and work of Niki de Saint Phalle. What an amazing place and way to present new music. The concert …
For some time I had the desire to create a collection of songs based on the lives, work, and experiences of working class people. I grew up in a proud working class family and did my share of of manual labor in my youth. Recently, I met a creative writer (Dustin Hoffman) who, among other …
My latest composition Reflections and Lore for string quintet and piano is now in rehearsal in preparation for the premiere on January 25 at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Charlotte, NC. The first rehearsal was among the best first rehearsals of my music I have experienced. The players are all first-rate professionals from …
Several years ago I had the idea to write a collection of songs that would focus on the experiences, issues, and lives of working class America. I grew up in a working class family and I was intrigued with the notion of exploring the everyday issues inherent in working for a living. I had a …
My latest composition, Reflections and Lore is now complete. The first draft of the score was delivered to conductor Alan Yamamoto today. After the premiere I will tweak details such as bowing, dynamics, and piano pedaling and post the score to my scores page. Check back often. As mentioned in previous posts, the premiere will …
My latest composition Reflections and Lore is nearing completion. When I learned that conductor and bassist Tom Hildreth would be available for the concert I immediately added bass, augmenting the instrumentation to string quintet plus piano. It seemed only natural to add a pizzicato bass solo, which prompted me to add other solos for violin, cello, …
The recently completed video version of my work Anacoustic Zones, with video by Seth Rouser, will be premiered at the University of Florida’s Unbalanced Connection series on Friday, October 31 2014. I want to thank Dr. James Paul Sain for his relentless support of new music. The Unbalanced Connection concert on Friday will be the …
I have posted my latest collaboration with visual artist Seth Rouser to my Video page. Seth has created a wonderful video component to my electroacoustic work Anacoustic Zones. Anacoustic Zones was originally written for the Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival. It is a stereo digital audio work that features a single sound source modified by passing …
My latest composition, Reflections and Lore, for string quartet and piano, will be premiered by the combined forces of the Bechtler Ensemble and the Out of Bounds Ensemble on January 25, 2015 at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Charlotte, NC USA. There will be a repeat performance at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, …
I have posted studio-rendered audio for all of my Test Pieces for Piano Book 1 on my audio page. Go to my audio page and scroll to solo instrumental works. There you will find separate links to renderings for all sixteen Test Pieces for Piano from book 1. Enjoy!
I have added seven studio renderings of my jazz lead sheets to my audio page. One tune, And on That Note, includes solos. The rest are renderings of the lead sheet only. Enjoy and spread the word!
Jazz and jazz fusion has been an important part of my musical life since I was a teenager. I played bass in a jazz and jazz fusion quartet called The Nomads before I went to college to study composition. Most of my early compositions were either for my progressive rock band Aria or were jazz …
I have posted Seth Rouser’s video for Momentum to my Video page. It contains Seth’s video with a studio rendering of my music and digital audio. It will give you a good idea of how my music and Seth’s video work together. I hope to create a video some time soon that will also include …
June 2014 was an intense and rewarding month. It began with the week-long New York Electroacoustic Music Festival. This juried international festival draws composers and performers of electroacoustic music from all over the world. My four-channel digital media composition Click was presented in a beautiful multi-channel surround sound venue at the Abrons Arts Center in …
I have posted a few solo works to my audio page. SEAM is a solo piano piece I wrote for a recital about ten years ago. The other works are pieces originally written for the 60×60 project or the 15 min. of fame project then expanded into slightly longer works.
I have posted the score and recording for Afterimage 2 to my scores and audio page. Afterimage 2 has a long and winding history. I started the Afterimage series when I was a Ph.D. student at the University at Buffalo. At that time I was very interested in the relatively new idea of creating pieces …
I have added the score and audio recording for Afterimage 6 for classical guitar, digital audio, and live processing to my site. Afterimage 6 was written for guitarist LH Dickert and was premiered at the Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival. Since the premiere LH has performed Afterimage 6 in Chicago, San Diego, Greensboro, NC, and many …
The premiere of my latest chamber music composition, Momentum [chamber ensemble, dance, and video] went very well tonight. The performance was accurate and spirited. Valerie Ifill’s choreography was wonderful and the dancer, Kristin Ramirez delivered an outstanding performance. Seth Rouser’s video for the piece was a high-energy blend of stills and video of Winthrop University …