A week from tonight is my faculty recital at Paradise Valley Community College.  Unlike previous recitals (2004, 2008), this one has come together with VERY little of the logistical work that such an undertaking usually involves.  Instead, all the performers have performed most of the works in the recent past, and they’re all VERY familiar [...]

I’m finally famous.  That is, if you consider being on Youtube the mark of true success.  Rhett Penn, a member of the NAU Men’s Chorale, has posted all three movements of the Three Blake Choruses on the interwebs.  You can find the link here. Before you know it, I’ll be right up there with “Scared [...]

Every now and then I’m treated to the kind of performance that literally leaves me breathless and speechless.  The feeling is, I like to think, a lot like the one Emily Dickinson described when she read good poetry, “If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off.”  It’s a euphoric, [...]

I’m heading back up the mountain to NAU this morning for the first performance of the Three Blake Choruses.  This afternoon a wicked long rehearsal, and the call for tomorrow’s concert is fully four hours before the gig to hear everything in the space.  We’ve had odd weather here in Arizona of late, Flagstaff even [...]

I’m just back from a quick daytrip to Flagstaff where I heard portions of the Three Blake Choruses for the first time. It was great to see Germán Aguilar work with this enthusiastic ensemble, and to hear how invested they are in these new pieces!  I also had a chance to hear a couple of [...]

Planning continues for my faculty recital at PVCC on May 9th.  My good friend Kathleen Sakura Harrison has created two fabulous postcards to advertise the event!  They’re posted here!

I’ve been in a “let’s put on a show” mindset of late, so I’ve organized a faculty recital at Paradise Valley Community College on May 9th at 7 p.m. in the studio theatre, M East Building.  It’ll be a short affair, only four pieces, including the Whitman Lullabyes (which are always fun!), the Études, the [...]

I’ve been on the road a lot lately.  Luckily my next out-of-town performance only requires a couple hours’ travel up to Flagstaff for the premiere of the Three Blake Choruses with the Men’s Chorale at Northern Arizona State University.  Gérman Aguilar, the conductor of said ensemble,  has been sending me glowing reports of the ongoing [...]

There are times when I wish I were actually more than one person.  Or at least that I could be in more than one place at once.  This will be the case on May 19th, when Roadtrip Sunrise will have not one, not two, but three simultaneous performances in two Western states!  In Oregon, the [...]

Last night’s concert with the UVic Wind Symphony was a smashing success.  Mike Keddy and Gene Dowling both did a great job of bringing an eclectic and exciting program to life.  The audience clearly appreciated what they heard!  The performance of “Noise…” was both committed and vibrant.  I am a happy composer!
I also got to [...]