- It’s a new year and a lot of projects coming up. I have a concert with Ursa Ensemble on February 9 where we will be premiering a new work by composer Jordan Jenkins. Check the events page for that and other upcoming performances!
- Another very exciting project is that I will be headed to Haiti in the summer to teach piano and composition among other things with Trade Winds Ensemble. An incredible group with an incredible mission, I am very excited to be part of the team this summer. More on that later as the time comes.
- Plucky Plunkers has some concerts that will happen in April. One where we will play Splice series at the Beat Kitchen and another featuring our commissioned works from the International Toy Piano festival.
- Origin Brass will be premiering my new Brass Quintet Se La Mia Morte Brami in March!
- Working on a new piece for solo Bass Trombone for trombonist Ben Zisook!
- As well as working on my first mass setting for my upcoming wedding. That will receive it’s premiere June 16, 2018 (the wedding)
FINALLY: Very excited to finally present my solo alto flute piece that I wrote for my fiancé Suzanne Gillen back in 2016! Some quick notes:
This piece was written for Suzanne Gillen, the most important person in my life. When we first talked about this project she wanted to use the voice as a core component. The importance of religion in her life is something that I wanted to express and we decided to use a Hildegard von Bingen text titled: “O Ecclesia ó de Undecim Milibus Virginibus”. This roughly translates to “The Church of 11,000 Virgins”. The text commemorates St. Ursula who was a British princess, martyred in Cologne along with 11,000 virgins. Denying an earthly marriage and choosing a heavenly one, they embarked on a spiritual journey which sadly ended in violence along the way. This piece sets out to tell that tale.