I am delighted to share a new work for High School and Collegiate groups “Alleluia Fanfare”. The Spanish melody known as “Madrid” is commonly found in church hymnals as “Come Christians Join To Sing”. While the origins of the melody are not known, the text to this hymn is attributed English minister Christian H. Bateman (1813-1889). The hymn tune is […]
I am excited and honored to release Compatible Wind Ensembles Concert Duets with Carl Fischer Music. These 18 arrangements ranging in difficulty from easy to medium will work with any combination of wind instruments. Included in this book are works by Florence B. Price, Amy Beach, Charles Gounod, Ancieto Ortega, Louise Farrenc, Scott Joplin and others. So very grateful to […]
The recipe for each part of the meal is an important step, and so too is selecting the repertoire to provide effective intellectual and musical nutrition for the students.
Episode 4 of Season 4 of the Two Minute Clinic is now up. Not all music advocacy has to be outward facing – give a listen!
Initially, it sounds odd that doing less is actually moving towards better. Band directors can easily fall into routines and set goals that while at face value are well-intended can sometimes contribute to feelings of frustration or inadequacy. With the start of the new year, directors have an opportunity to examine the goals they are setting for the second half […]
