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his new works, commissions, premieres, performances, and clinics.
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 12:58PM The Lafayette High School Concert Band will be premiering Of Thy Noble Past tomorrow evening at Lafayette High School in St. Joseph, MO. The concert starts at 7PM. I know the kids have been working hard on this piece, which is not easy to play. I look forward to hearing the fruits of their labor.
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 01:14PM I am happy to announce that my art song The Friend to the Young Man in Love will be premiered by members of Opera Elect this summer during their New Music Concert Series. In addition, they have asked me write a companion song to Young Man so I will try to write something of worth between now and the April 15th deadline. Stayed tuned to the same Bat Channel to see if I succeed.
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So I decided to give the guys at Opera Elect some jazz vocal tunes I had written a few years back. These performances will be premieres as well since I have only performed then as instrumental tunes with my jazz combo. Emiko and Beloved are some of my first attempts at proper song writing and I can't wait to hear them for the first time.
Sunday, December 30, 2018 at 12:26PM So I have decided to make the jump to Patreon in order to make it easier for people to sponsor my music. I am looking forward to being more "social" in sharing my work instead of my usual process of locking myself in a room a month before a deadline. Check it out and tell me what you think!
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 09:43AM I have uploaded perusual scores to Queen Bess and Tomfoolery. Quality recordings (or at least quality mockups) will be coming soon. I am also hoping to wrap up a fanfare and a galop for concert band that I am working on before the end of the year.
Friday, April 27, 2018 at 09:06PM I just received word that my new march, Queen Bess, will be premiered on May 8th by the Horicon High School Band from Horicon, Wisconsin during their spring concert. The band is under the direction of Cody Ferron who graciously responded to my request on the Band Director's Group Composer Clinician Connection forum for a reading. The performance will begin at 6PM.