I am very excited to announce the Tennessee premiere of my work Somnia Mortem for Wind Ensemble! The premiere will be performed by the Lee University Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Maestro David Holsinger. The details of the program … Read More
Today marks a significant point in my life, for two reasons. August 28, 2013 marks the first official day of my graduate career at the University of Texas at Austin. Granted, the day consisted of ONE class (16th Century … Read More
Tuesday, June 11, marked the date of my Senior Tuba Performance Recital / Masterclass and the final step of earning my undergraduate degree in Tuba Performance. The event was exhilarating, and extremely fun. Getting a chance to collaborate again with … Read More
The preliminary release of the original motion picture soundtrack to David Silva and Tim Case’s film “Oh, Sleeper” is finally here! Hard work from many individuals, musicians, and collaborators went into the successful premiere of this beautiful project. The score … Read More
Hello again, everyone! It’s been a while… In lieu of a formal blog post on what happened during my trip to Long Beach, California for the premiere of my latest work, an unaccompanied duet for soprano saxophone and trumpet entitled … Read More
CollabFest 2013 (Initially proposed by Sam Reese) is the result of too much coffee, too much wine, and waking up far too early. Using suggestions from various mediums (Facebook friends, e-mail, Twittah, etc…) Sam and I worked up a series … Read More
With the world premiere of “The Mystics” on the horizon, my schedule anxiety was slightly solaced by the idea that we still had about two weeks to work it to performance ready. How time has flown! The premiere is only … Read More
I have been working feverishly on the final movement of “The Mystics,” entitled “Al-Qaum – ‘God of War & Night.’” As the god of night, it seems fitting that this last night officially marked the completion of my unaccompanied duet … Read More
I am VERY excited for the coming weeks! There is so much going on; but for now I will focus on the most immediate weeks. This weekend I will be traveling to the University of Texas at Austin for my … Read More