Join Hub New Music as they premiere my latest quartet “Apple Fantasy,” commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University. The concert kicks off North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) Winter Concert Series and will be presented as a live stream. Tickets and streaming links available through the website […]
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Some Thoughts on the Fourth Movement of Ligeti’s Chamber Concerto—or, How a Composer Analyzes Music, and Why
An analysis of the fourth movement of Ligeti’s chamber concerto, which could lead to an academic article but was initially intended for creative purposes.
Continue readingField Guide Premieres in Utah
Less than a week after the successful premiere of my Clarinet Sonata (Kudos to Jaren Hinckley and Jed Moss! It was an electrifying performance!), A Field Guide to Natural History just received its Utah premiere this past week as part of BYU’s Group for New Music concerts. For those who weren’t there or who want […]
Continue readingCountdown to San Francisco: 14 days
4 teachers, 8 months, 19 movements, 20 minutes, 31 pages, and 43 alternate titles later, my Barlow commission has finally entered rehearsal.
Continue readingBook of Imaginary Beings
I received word just yesterday that my proposal to write a piece for Eric Hansen, Skyler Murray, and Scott Holden—all fabulous musicians—was accepted by the Barlow Endowment, who awarded me a grant to write a 15–20 minute piece for bass, saxophone, and piano. Seeing how the endowment has given grants to a couple dozen Pulitzer […]
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