Stream-of-Consciousness Composer
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…
Welcome to #NewTuneThursday! Leviathan of the Ancient Deep holds such a dear place in my heart! <3 Written in 2008 as my graduate thesis, this work is a three-movement, 25-minute concerto for solo 6-string electric violin, backed up by orchestra,…
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…
Last night violist Charlotte Van Houten debuted the unaccompanied solo I wrote for her — and it was just amaaaaaaazing!!! Enjoy this video I grabbed from the performance…and look forward to an official studio recording of it, with Charlotte again…
Welcome to #NewTuneThursday! Our first new composition of the new year is a 2013 work for solo soprano, women’s choir, piano, and string orchestra, with english horn and soprano recorder. Completed in 2013, Of Roses and Lilies is “A Romantic…
Welcome to #NewTuneThursday! Let’s ring the bells for today’s new tune, since the New Year is just around the corner! “Resplendence” is a five-and-a-half minute long work for 3.5 octave handbell choir. Composed in 2014, I used the opportunity to…
Happy Holidays to one and all! Today’s #NewTuneThursday features one of my favorite works, “Christmas Wayfarer”! Composed in 2015, this 8 minute medley includes unique adaptations of “I Saw Three Ships,” “O Come All Ye Faithful,” “Coventry Carol,” “O Holy Night,”…
Get a glimpse into the world of the Leviathan E-Violin Concerto with this new music video featuring a 10-minute sample from the epic, exclusive recording of “Leviathan of the Ancient Deep” and images taken from the accompanying, interactive picture-book! Get…
It’s officially here! Now you can download/stream and enjoy the definitive recording of “Leviathan of the Ancient Deep”!! Taking its cue from the Hebrew description of the Creature of antiquity and imagination, this 25-minute Concerto features the virtuosic properties…
Check out this gorgeous artwork that’s been created to celebrate the upcoming release of the official recording of “Leviathan of the Ancient Deep”!!! Don’t forget — sign up to be a Backstage Member today so you can get this recording when…