I am excited to work with the Cochlea Duo (Chelsea Czuchra, flutes and Lindsay Buffington, harp) and soprano Liz Pearse as a part of their Little Songbook Project. I just finished the work for them, "The little girl never leaves us." featuring text by Nichole O. Nichols. It has been great to work with [...]
I am excited to be writing a piece for Mary Jo White, flute and Christina Brier, harp. The work will be featured on a CD and will premiere at the University of North Carolina Wilmington on November 8, 2018.
I am excited to present a recital of my music, on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 3:00PM in the Bodenhamer Auditorium within the Fine Arts Building at Coastal Carolina Community College. I've been fortunate to work with great musicians, including Sarah Busman, flute; Justin Hoke, classical guitar; Amanda Taylor, flute; and Joseph Van Hassel, [...]
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Joseph Van Hassel will give the world premiere of Salticidae on Sunday, November 8 at 12 noon, 2015. The concert is a part of the NCMEA Professional Development Conference held in Winston-Salem, NC and features works by North Carolina composers. The [...]
Dr. Joseph Van Hassel will be giving a faculty percussion recital April 6th at 7:30 pm in Moore Hall Auditorium at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The program includes Shh for North African Tar. I composed the work for Dr. Van Hassel, and he premiered it in 2014.
Percussionist Daniel Heagney will give the world premiere of Thought Echoes for solo vibraphone on Monday, February 9 at 7:30PM. The free concert is a part of the Hampden-Sydney Music Series at Hampden-Sydney College and will be held at Crawley Forum on campus. This project with Daniel has been a few years in the making, so I [...]
As a part of the Michigan State University Faculty Recital Series sponsored by WKAR, Marissa Olin, flute and Woodrow Chenoweth, saxophone will be performing my work, Silly Songs for flute and alto saxophone. The recital will be given at Cook Recital Hall Saturday, February 7 at 8PM. Admission is free. For more information . . [...]
I am excited to present a recital of my music, including three premieres, on Tuesday, July 29, 7:30PM as part of the Blodgett Recital Series at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. I've been fortunate to work with great musicians, including Joseph Van Hassel, Bill Waterman, Luis Fernandez, Suren Petrosyan, Lois Geertz, and Marissa Olin. [...]
The Mason-Rutllant Duo (Emilio Rutllant, flute & Karlyn Mason, percussion) premiered my work for flute and vibraphone at the soundSCAPE Composition and Performance Exchange on July 13, 2014 at the Auditorium Citta di Maccagno. (more…)
I've completed one week of my two-week artist residency at Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts. The daily studio time to work on a few projects has been wonderful, and the area is more beautiful than pictures can convey. Being in touch with the natural environment, including a too close for comfort bear sighting, [...]
