Composer / Conductor
I’m pleased to serve as the 2009 Texas State University Dept. of Bands Visiting Artist this week. I’m heading down to San Marcos for rehearsals with the Wind Ensemble and the Symphonic Winds (Rod Schueller and Caroline Beatty, directors) today, and then will return for a full day of seminars, rehearsals, etc. on Thursday,… continued
V, JM, and I will head down to TMEA in San Antonio tomorrow morning for the Texas Tech and Baylor University concerts. Texas Tech is doing two movements of Mackey’s Sax Concerto at noon, and Baylor will follow at 2pm, with Mvt. I the logic of all my dreams, from Alchemy in… continued
Yesterday, I had the great pleasure to rehearse my Radiant Joy with the GDYO Wind Symphony. Conductor David Kehler invited me up to work with the group, in preparation for their March 1st concert at the Eisemann Center, in Richardson, TX. I admit I was a bit nervous – this is my… continued
Off to Baylor University today to hear the Wind Ensemble rehearse Alchemy in Silent Spaces, Mvt. I. They are performing the work several times next week, culminating in their TMEA performance on Thursday at 2pm. I heard them do a fantastic job on this piece last Spring under the baton of H. Robert… continued
Had a great time in SF and San Jose working with the Honor Band at the CMEA Bay Section Conference, as well as with Ted Ferrucci’s High School Wind Ensemble in Los Altos. Sincere thanks to Ted Ferrucci for organizing this and being a great host, and to Mike Gomez for coming up with… continued
I just did a short interview with Doug Brown for his new Wind and Rhythm radio show. On the previous shows, he’s been discussing the new Dallas Wind Symphony Grainger CD, so he felt it would be fitting to discuss my ImPercynations. The show will be on this coming Sunday night (Jan…. continued
…is posted on the Ecstatic Waters page, in case you’re interested.
Just in time for 2009, I’ve posted Ecstatic Waters on my Facebook page. Perusal score coming soon.And if that’s not enough for you, Salamander Studios has posted TWO new songs, Don’t Get Angry and Mouth for your new year celebrations. Recorded last May, they’re finally seeing the light of day. Details about… continued
It is with great pleasure, surprise, and a smidgen of disbelief, that I announce that Suite Dreams has won the 2008 National Band Association / William D. Revelli Compostion Contest!
I’m in Chicago this week for the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. On Wednesday, at 1:00pm, the Penn High School Symphonic Band will be performing Radiant Joy. And on Thursday at 11:30am, the Lockport Township High School Wind Symphony will premiere Eric’s Libertas Imperio for symphonic winds and electronics. I’m particularly eager… continued
Zwei Komponisten – ein Ziel“Two Composers – One Goal”Interview with Otto M. Schwarz and myself after our workshop at MidEurope last summer. It’s in German, btw. Unfortunately, you have to register to access it, but for your entertainment, here’s the beginning of the interview run through Google translation.
Finished the new piece, Axis Mundi, for the Japanese Wind Ensemble Conductors Conference this past weekend. The piece is a study in intertwined opposites. Mvt. I, Apatheia, is unvaryingly soft, never rising above a p, and opens with around 80 seconds of solo marimba. Mvt. II, Hêdonê, is the opposite -… continued