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: 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: 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…
Video: “Greek Dance” Live Premiere
Enjoy this video from last Saturday’s debut performance of “Greek Dance” (String Orchestra Edition) by the Neue World Orchestra Project!
“Greek Dance” for String Orchestra–World Premiere on Saturday!
Come join me THIS Saturday afternoon in Pasadena for, not only the debut concert of an exciting new orchestra, but the world premiere of my short, spunky work for string orchestra, “Greek Dance“! Originally written for string quartet back in…
#NewTuneThursday: In the Forest (Amazing Grace)
Welcome to #NewTuneThursday! This original work…creatively weaves the beloved Amazing Grace melody in and out of a second original tune titled “In the Forest,” evoking a meditative and melancholy sense of wandering and reflection, as if hidden from the outside…
#NewTuneThursday— Anima Mechanicae: Soul of the Machine
Welcome to #NewTuneThursday! Today’s tune is another really special piece to me, with lots of good memories attached to it. ^_^ “Anima Mechanicae: Soul of the Machine” is a string quartet that I wrote in 2007, during my grad school…
#NewTuneThursday: Phillipy is Fragmented
Welcome to #NewTuneThursday! Today’s tune is our next track from “Music for The Book of I” — Phillipy is Fragmented. Phillipy refers to himself in the third person, as if existing as a separate entity from his very self. I…
The Music Nerds! #6 – Setting Weird Lyrics
Enjoy this latest educational video, describing my thought processes on how I approach setting asymmetrical text to music as I work on finishing my Bros. Grimm Song Cycle! Don’t forget you can check out the other videos in this series…