Conducting
I was elated over the first rehearsal for our upcoming concert of sacred choral music by Coleridge-Taylor and yours truly. These 16 singers are the best of the best, and I’m a lucky conductor to get to make music with them.
Come with us!
Wanna join me in singing at Carnegie Hall in New York next March 2023? Start by singing with me on August 14, 2022! Thank you to all who have already registered to sing Coleridge-Taylor’s masterwork Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast with me in Pasadena on that Sunday. I’d love to have more volunteers on all voice parts. For information and registration, click here:
All who sing Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast with us on the August 14 performance are automatically eligible to sing it with us again at Carnegie Hall next March.
Singing
It felt so good to sing on a recording session this month, surrounded with good friends and musical superheroes in an iconic studio.
Composition
I’m working on a really cool commission for a multi-movement work for choir and chamber orchestra – it’s my first time composing something for harp. Many thanks to master harpist Ellie Choate for giving me a tutorial!
Thanks!
I just want to say thank you. Thank you all for supporting my work as a composer. Thank you for listening to my Soundcloud recordings. Thank you for purchasing licenses for copies of my scores. Thank you for learning and performing my music. And thank you so much for your patience and understanding when orders were delayed.
Part of my growth as a self-published composer is coming to the realization that I need to make some changes to my business practices. I’m still working on it, but with help from an amazing network of family, friends, and colleagues, I’m headed in the right direction.
A gift for you
As my gift, I’d like to send you a complimentary perusal PDF of one of my latest works: Ecstatic Expectancy, an advent anthem for SSATBB choir and percussion. Simply send me a message to request the score, and I’ll send it to you. This is one of my favorite works I’ve written, and I hope you like it, too!
Here’s the premiere performance on YouTube:
For Fun
Summer Vacation in Big Bear!
Ollie’s Corner
He was fascinated with Snow White, especially when all the birds and forest creatures come out.
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