I am delighted to share two new mid-level works that will be available from Wingert-Jones Publications this summer. My thanks to both Larry Clark and Tyler Acari for their support of both of these piece! For Country and Courage is a work for young band that is intended to be a thank you “note” that every student musician can share […]
Tonight, Canticles of Hyperion makes its world debut after an 18 month delay. My thanks and appreciation to Steve Barton and the University of Richmond Wind Ensemble for bringing this music to life. While Hyperion’s story has been told in many literary works, this is the story that I want to tell through music. Hyperion is caught in a bad […]
Where to perform? How to share the good work of your students? Some thoughts on “taking it (our music) to the streets” in Episode 21 of the The Two Minute Clinic.
Dear Friends and Colleagues in the Band World, I hope this message finds you safe, healthy, rested, and resilient. It is hard to completely fathom what all of us in education have come through over the past five months. However, tracking music educators on various social media platforms confirmed what I know to be true: you are creative, responsive, and […]
So many band directors had their rehearsal cycle towards final concerts with their students interrupted by the COVID-19 crisis. It got me thinking about what happens when the music resumes in rehearsal rooms across the country, and the first concert is held. If everything was in order and you could program your ideal concert, what pieces would you select? Please […]
