Coming up soon in these next couple of months, we’ll be recording the epic Fantasy for Oboe/English Horn Soloist and Chamber Orchestra, “Intrepid“! It will be an amazing compliment to the Leviathan E-Violin Concerto on the upcoming album! <3 To…
#NewTuneThursday: Greek Dance
Welcome to #NewTuneThursday! “Greek Dance” is one of my earliest pieces; I believe this is one of those tunes I wrote while sitting on the bus during my tour years, like “Face in the Moonlight“… Composed in 2002, this charming…
#NewTuneThursday: Organic Circuitry
Welcome to #NewTuneThursday! I composed this odd little quartet in 2014 for the Chamber Music Institute of So Cal, at the request of its president and founder. Specifically, she wanted something she and I could play with our electric fiddles,…
#NewTuneThursday: “I Know What Death Sounds Like” from Music for The Book of I
Welcome to #NewTuneThursday! “You’re not really listening. Can you hear the angular melodic twists?” “That’s what death sounds like, I know… It’s like a leitmotif; it keeps coming back to my mind.” This track from Music for The Book of…
Come See “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change”
Come out to Cal Poly Pomona this weekend and next to see the Theater Department’s production of “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change”! I’m so thrilled and honored to be the violinist playing the music for each show with…
#NewTuneThursday: Bonnie Prince Charlie
Welcome to #NewTuneThursday! This has always been such a fun medley to play! Based on a set of traditional Scottish tunes, this 5.5 minute long work is a sweeping journey of melody, color, and heart. Beginning somberly with a single…
#NewTuneThursday: Dance the Dream
Welcome to #NewTuneThursday! “Dance the Dream” merges an electronic ostinato with looped parts for electric and acoustic violins, accompanied by electric bass, creating a rich tapestry of dreamy color. This little piece was meant to be a “spiritual sibling” to…
#NewTuneThursday: Counterpoint Invariable
Welcome to #NewTuneThursday! I am fascinated by the lessons the study of counterpoint can teach us! Combining this love for the rules of counterpoint with my nature to set up systems of patterns and let them run (to see what…
Listen to Advance Clips & Get BTS News
Backstage members got to hear the newly mixed opening from our recent “DodecaFunky” recording session! Join the Backstage Team to support local music and indie artists, and get all the behind-the-scenes news and perks — Be the first to get…
#NewTuneThursday: The Oracle
Welcome to #NewTuneThursday! Today’s tune for flute/piccolo, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano is “An Experiment in Aleatorism & Formula” from 2016. Using 50 tarot cards to create the framework, there is both an element of chance (in that the process…