Bump on over to Bandworks Publications, founded by New Jersey composer Patrick J. Burns! I have been a big fan of Patrick’s music for wind band over the past few years, and I am very excited he has launched his own publishing company. It is an honor that he asked me to write a piece for the catalogue alongside some colleagues […]
Big Tents! Tilt-a-whirl! Funnel Cake! (Maybe even a whack-a-mole game!) Yes, it is time for the return of the Music Educatio Blog Carnival! For the first time at travisjweller.com, I will be hosting the September 2010 Music Education Blog Carnival! It is pretty amazing to think that the Music Education Blog movement spurned on by Dr. Joseph Pisano just a […]
I am pleased to announce that two new pieces are available for preview at FJH Music. The first is a piece for middle school/junior high band entitled “Tales of A Medieval Warrior”. It is a three movement work full of brash fanfares, opportunities for small chamber groups within the ensemble, and a thundering conclusion portraying a joust! The second piece […]
I am pleased to have two new selections available from the FJH Music Company this summer. The first is a transcription of a piece originally written for the River City Youth Brass Band in 2009. “A Frontier Fought and A City Found” retells a small part of the story from the Seven-years War in relation to the founding of Pittsburgh, […]
It has been a unique spring to say the least – I cannot remember a time that I have been busier with writing, guest conducting, concerts, teaching, and traveling. I am constantly humbled by colleagues both near and far who have selected “American Visions” for performance with their group. While there are program notes in the score, I feel led […]
