Not for the faint of heart
The work you’re doing matters more than you know. In a world that often feels fragmented and uncertain, you’re giving young people a place to belong, to grow, to create something beautiful together.
The Power of Band
The privilege of teaching band is a beautiful, exciting, powerful, and pure idea.
New Music for 2025-26
I am delighted to share five new pieces available for Concert Band for the coming year. I invite you to take a few minutes to consider how these pieces might be beneficial for your ensembles to study and perform in the months ahead. It was a joy working on these pieces as it completed a journey for two of my […]
Repertoire Survey Results
In January, a repertoire survey was launched on this website. In April, I shared the same questions from that survey with a group of ensemble directors at the PMEA Professional Development Conference. The data from each group in an of itself was interesting, but the comparison between the two groups yielded some unique findings as it applies to the evaluation […]
Four Captains!
Over 15 years in the making, multiple computer migrations, one doctoral degree, one job change, and many miles later, I am delighted to share that “Four Captains” will be available from RWS Music Company this summer. Drawing upon some of the motifs of “Pirates!” (2009, FJH), “Four Captains” is the final chapter with the legendary Captains Charles Vane, Jack Rackham, […]
