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The HouseDog Sessions, Vol.1 Written and recorded over Thanksgiving 2018 while house-sitting for some pals. 3 original instrumental pieces for drums, bass, guitar & piano, along with one cover song by a dear friend. Volume Two coming soon!
Indie Orchestra Night Panoramic Voices / Carson McHone (Spring 2016)
Full orchestra & choir arrangements written to accompany songwriter Carson McHone and her band. Selections include "Desert", "Only Lovers", and "Sad".
Tambour Brutale for timpani solo & soundtrack. (Fall 2014)
Commissioned by Morgan Minor, to be performed at her senior percussion recital at Northern Kentucky University in spring 2015.
Nu-Timba for multi percussion solo & soundtrack. (Summer 2014)
Commissioned by Alex Hisle, to be performed at his senior percussion recital at Northern Kentucky University in spring 2015.
The Great Gate of Kiev
for french horn quartet. (Spring 2013)
My arrangement of an excerpt from Mussorgsky'sPictures at an Exhibition. Written at the request of a teaching colleague, to be used as the bridal entrance music at her wedding.
Entrance of The Gods into Valhalla
for french horn quartet. (Spring 2013)
My arrangement of an excerpt from Wagner's Das Rheingold. Written at the request of a teaching colleague, to be used as the groom entrance music at her wedding.
Sweetly Turning Sour
for bassoon duet and extremely inconsiderate audience. (Fall 2012)
Commissioned by Bill Jobert and Nora Snow on behalf of the Wright State University Bassoon Studio. Debut performance scheduled for November 17, 2012, and will be included in the Wright State Double Reed Festival in December 2012.
Three or Maybe Four? - Summer 2012
for multi-percussion trio and soundtrack.
Commissioned by Colleen Schabell for her senior recital at Northern Kentucky University. Debut performance on November 18, 2012.
Festival of Light - Fall 2011
for concert band.
A medley of traditional Chanukah music, commissioned by the Boone County High School Wind Ensemble. Excerpts from: Oy Chanukah, Hevenu Shalom, Ner Li, The Dreidel Song, Light One Candle, & Ma'oz Tsur.
Return of the Son of Leroy Salisbury - Fall 2010 for solo multi-percussion and soundtrack.
The piece was premiered on April 6, 2011, in Greaves Concert Hall at Northern Kentucky University. Dedicated to my old basset hound, Leroy Salisbury.
Piano Sonata No.1 in C Major - Fall 2008
This piece was a final project for a music theory course at NKU.
St. James Infirmary Blues - Big Band Arrangement - Spring 2011
This is my arrangement of a traditional blues tune. Commissioned by the Colerain High School Jazz Band in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Math for 11 - Fall 2007
This piece was written as a final project for a math class at NKU. The assignment was to take one or more mathematical concepts, and convey the idea in a creative way.
Some of the math within the piece includes the Fibonacci sequence (found in the rhythm of the opening phrase, as well as interval relationships between pitches in several melodic lines), prime numbers (number of instruments, rhythmic motives), and chaos theory (ending phrase).