I’m excited to announce that I will be collaborating with the Third Angle Ensemble on a new piece scored for amplified violin, viola, and narrator! The new trio will be part of “Heaving Voices 4.0,” a concert series devoted to works featuring spoken text against live music. I’ll be using a text titled Frozen Smolder by […]
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I’m happy to announce that my sax quartet – TWO MINIATURES – has been selected for performance during Vox Novus’ 60×60 Mix in Louisiana. From their website: Vox Novus and Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts Dance Department are delighted to collaborate on a special edition of 60×60 focused on Louisiana. Curator Lisa […]
I’ve reached the double bar on a piece I began about a year and a half ago: Catalyst, for mixed septet. Scored for flute, clarinet in A, (doubling B-flat and E-flat), violin, viola, cello, percussion*, and piano, it clocks in at around 20 minutes and is one of the larger pieces I’ve written recently. * – 1 […]
I’m happy to announce my second set of piano miniatures – APHORISMS II – has been selected by pianist Hayk Arsenyan for the Composer’s Voice Concert series! The concert will be at 2pm on Saturday, January 10th, 2015 at the Brand Library and Art Center in Glendale California. This will be an exciting premier and I’m thrilled to be […]
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