From now until September 1st, you can order my solo trumpet piece Deadline at 40% off! After your safe and secure online purchase, you will be sent access to the PDFs of the music (piano and trumpet).
Regular Price: $25
Discount Price: $15 (through 8/31/2025)
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What a fulfilling and refreshing past few days! My first experience at the International Trumpet Guild Conference was nothing short of terrific. I met some wonderful performers, teachers, composers, and even an old Bears fan from Iowa! There were high school musicians, retired musicians, and everything in between. I heard some great new classical music, and some glorious jazz improvisation.
Most of all, it was great to spend time with my high school buddy, Dr. Chris O'Hara, who premiered my new piece, Dead…
Read moreI am thrilled to have written this piece for my wife and daughter, and thrilled to have a recording of them performing it together!
Program notes:
A “soliloquy” is literally the idea of talking to oneself. As I was writing this, I had no formal structure in mind, no specific motivic development or harmonic devices, but as I started sketching ideas, these things began to come together. I found myself free to write more for the people in mind, rather than any overarching plan.
My better, smarter and more talented half is giving a flute recital at Tabor College on September 26th at 3PM. Included in her repertoire is two of my newest works, where she will be accompanied on harp by our daughter! (This is peak proud hubby and proud dad stuff right here!)
Be Thou My Vision, for flute and harp, was written as a gift for Sarah, she requested this shortly after our daughter started learning harp, and I finally made good on the promise. :D
Simple Soliloquy, also for flute and harp, is the…