music

First Film Score!

First Film Score!

Timid Monster's Dan Baker and I have known each other since the beginning of 2017. He was gearing up to shoot a short film for which he had won a grant, and was looking, interestingly enough, for examples of microtonal music!

Performing New Work as New Executive Board Member for Music Theory

Performing New Work as New Executive Board Member for Music Theory

March 2, 2019: CMS Composers' and Performers' Concert III of the 40th Annual Southern Chapter Conference of The College Music Society, held at the UCF College of Arts & Humanities at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida.

The 40th Annual Southern Chapter Conference of The College Music Society (CMS)

The 40th Annual Southern Chapter Conference of The College Music Society (CMS)

Faculty in the South were brought together from all areas of college music by this conference and the opportunity it afforded to share new teaching methods, new research, and new music.

PNW's Exploration of National Topic "Reflect-Celebrate-Innovate"

PNW's Exploration of National Topic "Reflect-Celebrate-Innovate"

I recently presented my music theoretical research at The College Music Society Pacific Northwest Chapter 30th Regional Conference at Capilano University in North Vancouver, British Columbia. I found a warm welcome, was inspired by colleagues, and expanded my network.

Annual Meeting of the New Zealand Musicological Society (NZMS; 2016)

Annual Meeting of the New Zealand Musicological Society (NZMS; 2016)

Contemporary and future paths in Music Performance, Composition, and Analysis! This is what conference participants were discussing at the University of Waikato Conservatorium of Music. And it all took place November 19-20. The program was amazing! 

South-Central Regional Conference of The College Music Society 2016

South-Central Regional Conference of The College Music Society 2016

What a conference! Applying the Existential Philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre to Performance and Stage Fright! Cellular Pivots as a New Means of Progression in Post-Tonal Music! Audience, Performance, and Compositional Considerations in Electroacoustic Composition! Art Song Settings of Poetry of William Butler Yeats! 

Publishing Works with Calabrese Brothers

I want to inform everyone about my efforts to find a publisher for my music. I submitted several of my most recent works to Calabrese Brothers Music, LLC. They are publishers of contemporary classical music. Finding a publisher is important for making valuable contributions to the discourse in one's field and to the culture of all creative fields. 

I Want to Commission a New Piece. Where Do I Start?

A lot of people think you have to be a musician to commission a piece of music. While a soprano, Andrea Elenbaas, DMD knows this isn't true. She knows that all you need is a love for music.