So those of you who follow my survival on Facebook hopefully have realized by now – I am a huge Star Wars fan. A friend of a friend was actually worried about me for awhile thinking I was participating in a cult that believed the “force” was a religion, and George Lucas was a “high priest” (thanks alot Bob!). But […]
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. […]
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 […]
