I was honored to be asked by friend and colleague Drew Fennell to write for the River City Youth Brass Band. They will present “A Frontier Fought and A City Found” on May 31, 2009 of this year. The piece is a historical sonic potrait of the battles fought between the British and the French during the 1750’s around Pittsburgh. […]
The following is one of the founding beliefs in my philosophy of music education. I have recently been mulling over the task that lies ahead of all music education in the responsibility to be a shaping force in our own culture. There are a number of performing arts groups situated in communities that contribute to the culture that are faced […]
It really doesn’t get any bigger than Midwest. Don’t bring MENC’s All-East into the conversation because truth be known – the clinics, concerts, and vendors are not that much better (if at all) than many state conferences. Midwest is a glorious week in December that for many might be “The Most Wonderful Time of theYear” (With humble apologies to Capital […]
The end of October to now has been a bit of a blur – football playoffs, honors band auditions, KSU work, finishing up two new pieces and digging in on a third one, and the big news the birth of my son. He joins me awash in a sea of estrogen – but if you have met my daughters and […]
