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UNO Composers Reading Session – April 22
The current semester’s reading session for UNO students is focused on Brass instruments. Many of the students are working on Brass quintets at the moment and are looking forward to having them read through. The reading will be held on the NOCCA campus on April 22nd from 2:00-3:30.
Piano Piece selected for New Pieces Project
The University of Central Missouri hosted a New Pieces Project where composers were asked to write for young players to give them new repertoire and a chance to learn how to analyze and practice new music. The Mild Conundrum of Mr. Fliverty Chase, telling the story of the adventures of mysterious individual, was chosen for [...]
Red Note Music Festival
String Quartet No. 1 was recently chosen as a finalist selection for the Red Note Music Festival at Illinois State University. Though I did not win the contest, I was among the top 18 choices of 285 total entries. Congrats to Joseph Turrin: The winning work is “Riffs and Fanfares,” by Joseph Turrin of Clifton, [...]
Christmas Cantata
Last night, Parkway Presbyterian Church put on our annual Christmas cantata. This year, I chose a piece with combined choir, handbells, percussion, and string quartet. The ensembles at Parkway put in a lot of work this year and we were all rewarded with a nice performance. I wanted to share links to the videos from [...]
