Episode 11 of the Two Minute Clinic: Composers on Composing

I am delighted to be joined by Jude Gore, Mark Surovchak and Rob Traugh for Episode 11 of the Two Minute Clinic. The conversation goes from the creative process, where we find inspiration, capturing emerging ideas, and where our current projects are taking us. I hope this video is helpful to those who need encouragement or advice on the art […]

Episode 10 of the Two Minute Clinic!

Delighted to be joined by Len Lavelle, Paul Leskowicz, and Bob Matchett to discuss teaching band, the future of instrumental music education, and music to give people hope in this Episode of the Two Minute Clinic. The great conversation spilled out well past two minutes, but it was too good not to sure from three great musicians, educators and leaders!

The Two Minute Clinic Episode 8: The Warm-up Extended.

So very grateful to Andrew Yozviak, Jason Worzbyt, and Tad Greig for joining me on an extended edition of the Two Minute Clinic. Our discussion focuses on the warm-up – how part of the routine shouldn’t be routine, how do we focus the sound of our ensemble, and how we need to link our warm-up into our rehearsals. Great conversation […]

Resilience

I am pleased to share that Resilience, a commissioned work for the Liberty High School Band (OH), will be available from Carl Fischer in 2021. My thanks to their director Michael Summers for this offer to write for his students and the Liberty High School Band Boosters for their support of the project. Additional thanks to the incomparable Ben Blasko […]

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