I’ve been pretty busy with other work the last couple of years and haven’t written enough music. Today I’m refocusing my efforts back onto composing. I’m not sure where that will lead me, but I’m looking forward to the journey. Here’s a piece I’ve been noodling on for a while called Goodbye Larry. It’s about […]
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The City of The Violet Crown
A video of the world premiere of my piece The City of The Violet Crown by Austin Mandolin Orchestra at the Classical Mandolin Society of America 2015 Convention is here!
Memories from the Future
I’m excited to release into the world a substantial new piece called Memories from the Future: A Suite for Mandolin Orchestra. I have completed this three-movement, nine-minute piece as 2015 Composer-in-Residence for the Classical Mandolin Society of America. It will be performed by a 100+ member mandolin orchestra at the 20th Annual Convention of the […]
Dubliners Blues released today
Many years ago as a young and awkwardly introverted musician, I took the decision to compose and perform as an instrumentalist and leave the singing and songwriting to someone else. Last summer at the Creative Musicians Retreat, it occurred to me that this sentiment was just another sharp point that I needed to lean into. While […]