The first new work for 2019! Running at just over 4 minutes, this dramatic, challenging chamber work for solo viola and piano recounts the emotions that course through Edgar Allen Poe’s classic poem, “The Raven,” with modern, neoromantic flair. As…
#NewTuneThursday: “The Elusive Everyman and Her Majesty” from Music for The Book of I
Welcome to #NewTuneThursday! “The Elusive Everyman and Her Majesty” represents our main character, forced to live everyday with his mental illness, unsure who is real and who is not… Though that’s not entirely true– all the characters are very real…
Free Concert: Violin/Viola Duos
Come enjoy 45 minutes of Classical music written for violin and viola! Including music by Mozart, Louis Spohr, Sibelius, and more! Featuring my good friend, Charlotte Van Houten, on viola. We’ll be in the Atrium next to the cafeteria…
Sneak Peek into Recording Prep for “Intrepid”
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: 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: Butterfly Lullaby
Welcome to #NewTuneThursday! (Parts of this post were published three years ago.) The story behind “Butterfly Lullaby” is an interesting one! While I completed it in its present state in 2012, it actually existed long before that as a simple violin…
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…