Branches, written this year for the ensemble fivebyfive, will be premiered on two performances, October 18th and 19th. In addition to the music written for flute, clarinet, piano, electric guitar and double bass, there will be dance choreographed by Ripp Greatbatch. And fivebyfive Executive Director Marc Webster will narrate a poem that Ashley and I co-wrote.

In April, I had a wonderful visit to my alma mater, the University of Miami. I was incredibly honored to be chosen as one of 100 alumni Centennial Medalists for the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami.

This piece is inspired by the quantum mechanics theory known as "many worlds," which suggests that each choice we make creates two new branches of reality happening simultaneously. 

Just before Thanksgiving, I visited the University of Central Arkansas where my good friend Michael Hancock and the Wind Ensemble were recording Fantasia on a Theme of Robert Schumann.

I’m excited to share that fivebyfive and I have been awarded a grant from the NY Council on the Arts to support a new commission!

On October 10, 2024, the University of Nevada Reno released “Celebrating 150 Years of the University of Nevada Reno,” an album that includes And the Cities Rise Like Dreams.