In 2012, Dr. William Eash and the Bethel College Concert Choir (North Newton, KS) commissioned Filled With His Voice for mixed choir, saxophone, and piano. They have since performed the piece several times and will be including the work on their program tomorrow at the Kansas Music Educators Association Conference. Best wishes to Dr. Eash and the choir for a great experience at KMEA! When: February 21, 2013 - 2:35 PM Where: Century II MJT Little Theater, Wichita, KS More details: See a full schedule of KMEA here
A/B Duo to Perform Marimba/Flute Piece on Tour
The A/B duo, a collaboration between flutist Meerenai Shim and percussionist Chris Jones, is presenting a three-performance Southern tour February 15-18. They will be including my piece, Hers Was a Beautiful Soul for marimba and flute on their programs. You can find out more about the A/B duo and their tour here.
February 15, 2013 Jacksonville, FL University of North Florida
February 17, 2013 Atlanta, GA Poem 88 with Chamber Cartel
February 18, 2013 Columbus, GA RiverCenter for the Performing Arts
Performance Saturday at the South Carolina Music Educator's Conference
The Bob Jones Symphonic Wind Band is the featured college ensemble this year at the South Carolina Music Educator's Conference and they will be including Lauda on their concert at 2pm! The Symphonic Wind Band is conducted by Dr. Dan Turner. Best wishes for a great performance at the conference!
Performance Tomorrow at the Pacific Northwest Invitational Wind Band Festival
Tomorrow, February 5th, 2013, the Mercer Island High School Wind Ensemble will perform the first movement of Lauda at the Pacific Northwest Invitational Wind Band Festival. The Festival will be held at Meany Hall, The University of Washington. Thank you to Mercer Island High School for including Lauda on their program, and best of luck to them at this festival! Find out more about the Mercer Island High School Wind Ensemble here, and the Pacific Northwest Invitational Wind Band Festival here.
"Goodnight, Goodnight" Performance Today - Arkansas Music Educators Association
The Hot Springs Concert Band will be performing Goodnight, Goodnight this evening at 7:00pm at the Arkansas Music Educators Association Fall Professional Development Conference in Hot Springs, AR. You can see a full program of the conference here. Thank you to Dr. Craig Hamilton and the Hot Springs Concert Band for including my work in their performance!
Recent and Upcoming Performances
I feel very fortunate that works of mine are being performed throughout the country this month. Here are some bullets to summarize:
- On October 7th, the Illinois State University Symphonic Band, conducted by Dan Belongia, performed Goodnight, Goodnight.
- This past Sunday, October 14th marked the premiere performance of Filled with His Voice by the Bethel College Concert Choir, conducted by William Eash.
- Last night, October 16th, Lauda was performed by the Texas Christian University Wind Symphony, conducted by Bobby Francis.
- Tomorrow night, October 18th, Distant Moons will be performed by the University of Connecticut Wind Ensemble, conducted by Jeffrey Renshaw.
- This Sunday I will be in Hot Springs, Arkansas for a performance of Goodnight, Goodnight by the Hot Springs Concert Band, conducted by Craig Hamilton.
- On November 30th, Lauda will be performed by the Bob Jones University Symphony Wind Band conducted by Dan Turner.
Thank you to all these wonderful ensembles and conductors for performing my work!
"Filled With His Voice" Premieres Tomorrow at Bethel College!
My newest work for choir, Filled with His Voice, premieres tomorrow at Bethel College in Newton, Kansas! The work, scored for SATB choir, alto saxophone, and piano was commissioned by Dr. William Eash and the Bethel College Choir. You can read the beautiful text I worked with here. Thank you to Dr. Eash for helping to bring this work to life, and best wishes to him and the choir for a great performance tomorrow!
Goodnight, Goodnight for Band - Winner of the 2012 Hot Springs Concert Band Music Composition Award
I'm excited to announce that my work Goodnight, Goodnight for band has been named the winner of the 2012 Music Composition Award by the Hot Springs Concert Band in Hot Springs, AR. This wonderful ensemble will perform Goodnight, Goodnight on Sunday October 21st at 3:oopm and I will be in attendance! Who: Hot Springs Concert Band performs Goodnight, Goodnight When: October 21st, 3:00pm Where: Woodlands Auditorium, Hot Springs Village, AR
World Youth Wind Symphony Video Recording!
Slight correction from my last post: The World Youth Wind Symphony was the ensemble that performed Lauda at Interlochen under the baton of Gary Green. You can watch the wonderful video recording of the performance below. These are some very talented young people (high school students) who played my piece (and the whole concert) beautifully. Thanks to the World Youth Wind Symphony, Gary Green, and Interlochen! Bravo!
Lauda at Interlochen Tomorrow! Watch via Webcast!
My wind ensemble work Lauda will be performed tomorrow, Saturday July 14th by the Interlochen Symphony Band conducted by the incomparable Gary Green. Interlochen will be streaming live video of the concert at the link below. Check it out if you can! Who: Interlochen Symphony Band conducted by Gary Green When: Saturday July 14, 2012 - 7:00pm Where: Kresge Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, Michigan Webcast: Live video streaming here