The consortium for The Waves and Winds Still Know has been moved down the calendar to the fall of 2024. This is for good reason, I was presented with a couple of last minute opportunities that I couldn't pass up!
The registration is still posted here, but the dates have been changed to September 2024. Flute players, I would love to have you involved!
Composers Arthur Breur, Garrett Hope and myself make up TPC Collective.
We have recently released a list of our newest works for band and orchestra, which we are making availalbe for performers at this years Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, but we also want to make them available for anyone else to view as well! If you're interested, you can view them here!
Composed two years ago, in the middle of covid, “13” is now available for purchase through J.W. Pepper.
Based on Psalm 13, this text seemed to perfectly capture the feelings of anxiety, loneliness, and hopelessness that we were collectively experiencing. The psalm does end expressing hope, almost defiantly. I sought to weave all of these complicated feelings into a cohesive musical whole.
The piano and flute parts are more demanding than the choral parts, so it is accessible to a wide range of choirs. You…
I'm excited to share a consortium for a new flute work that I'll be working on! The Waves and Winds Still Know will be a new and colorful work for solo repertoire. Please share this with any flute players you may know!
There are three commission levels available, for different budget and performance considerations. Click here to learn about the levels and the benefits that come with them.
I'm happy to share a new consortium opportunity for a grade 3 band piece: Hoopla!
There are two options available for joining the consortium:
Click here to learn more and to register! Please share!! Thanks!!
I'm excited to be putting together a commission consortium for a new SATB and piano anthem for Easter. Day of Wonder, Day of Gladness will be a perfect opener/call to worship/processional for Resurrection Sunday. While 4-part, much of the choral writing will be 2-part and even unison, so it will be easier to learn and put together. Choirs of all sizes will be able to perform this new work successfully!
Only $75 to join. Click here for more info and to join the consortium! Thanks!
From my trip to Chicago this past December for the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. It's always an amazing time in an amazing city!
It's always a exciting to be at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic; I've been attending most years since 2001, and exhibiting with some colleagues for the past four years (minus 2020 for covid). Arthur Breur, Garrett Hope and myself make up TPC Collective, which is a hub for finding our music for band and orchestra. From there, we have links to our individual websites.
This year was the first time I've had a piece selected for one of the reading sessions: Heroes Return for beginner bands.
Midwest always…
Hot off the press! My newest Christmas carol setting for solo piano, Still, Still, Still, is now available! Suitable for church services or recitals, this is a stark, yet inviting setting of the Austrian carol. Click here to preview and order.
I recently learned that my beginner band piece Heroes Return will be on the Band New Music Reading Session at this year's Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. This is the first time I've had a piece selected for a Midwest reading session, and I couldn't be happier!
The session will be Monday, December 19 at 10:30 - Noon in W178 (McCormack Place). For a demo/preview of the piece, click here.
If you're at Midwest, I'd love to see you there!