I had an absolutely fantastic time working with my friend, composer, and saxophonist Jacob Thiede on the newly revised version of GESTALT for woodwind! His performance was phenomenal and getting to be in a dedicated electroacoustic theatre, the Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater, at the University of North Texas was fantastic! Thank you so much Jake and also Yeonsuk and Korlyn for being tablet musicians! Check out the performance here.

My latest compostion, GESTALT (2018) for Reed Instrument, MIDI Controller, Footswitch, 2 Tablets, Computer, and Video was premiered today by Oboist Dr. Elizabeth Sullivan during the Charlotte New Music Festival Electronic Music Concert at Petra's Piano Bar. Thank you so much to Dr. Sullivan for her fantastic performance and to Tablet Technicians Brendan McMullen and James Mandart and congratulations to the other electronic music composers on their premieres as well!

Very exciting time at the Charlotte New Music Festival Max/MSP Computer Music Workshop studying under Dr. Charles Nichols and Dr. Ronald Parks with so many talented and hardworking individuals. I'm incredibly excited for the premiere of all of our new works at the end of the festival! I also had the great pleasure of running into Dr. Mara Gibson again at the Beo String Quartet Concert at Snug Harbor.

Additionally, a huge thank you to Yasha Hoffman for the new head shots and other photos of the CNMF!

Huge thank you to Nic Buck, Terra Warger, Amy HIller, and Ewardo Rios (not pictured) for premiering my String Quartet No. 1 (2017) at the University of North Texas Spectrum New Music Concert sponsored by the UNT Composers' Forum on April 23, 2018!

On February 27, 2018 my latest composition Virga Rumination (2018) for Tuba and Electronics was premiered by tubist Zach Marley at the University of North Texas Spectrum New Music Concert sponsored by the UNT Composers' Forum.

 I am very proud to announce the completion of my latest composition - Sunrise: Mind-Numbing Day of Noise (2017) for Viola and B-flat Clarinet. This was written for, and in collaboration with, Violist Kathleen Crabtree and Clarinetist Aileen Razey. Sunrise was also recorded by Kathleen and Aileen, working with both of them has been a wonderful pleasure! Thanks to both of you for an amazing experience in collaboration!

The composition Shaula: The Sting of Scorpius (2014) for flute and electronics has been selected as one of the piece representing the University of North Texas Composers at the 2017 Electric LaTex Festival host by Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge!

The “Ghost of Tom” is an American Folk song from the early 1900s. It tells us about a skeleton ghost, and bemoans how cold it would be without any skin. I enjoy teaching this song to Intermediate Elementary students around Halloween and pairing with a simple ghost story, which became the inspiration for this arrangement.

Ghost of Tom (2017) {audio} is an arrangement made with a High School or Junior College Jazz band in mind. In keeping with the traditions surrounding a folk song, it is repetitive with short sections of singing and a solo round. Recording provided courtesy of the 7 O'clock Lab Band at the University of North Texas.

I am very proud to announce the completion of a short concert band piece entitled Broken Rain Machine (2016) (audio)! It is meant as a quick and lively concert opener that initially lowers the audiences guard with repetitive rhythms and consonant harmonies before going on the attack. 

"...the machine, slowly breaking down over time as the aches and groans of it's failing parts become more and more apparent. The job of creating rain and bringing life to the world has taken it's toll on the machine and the strain becomes deafening. Finally, the machine let's out a final whistle, a sigh of relief as it finally comes to rest."