It was an honor and privilege to conduct the 2019 Kansas City Music Teachers Association Multi-Piano Concert. The concert featured works from Broadway musicals and closed with a rousing 4-hand arrangement, performed across 14 pianos, of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Rehearsals took place over two full days, one in December and one the day before […]
I enjoyed writing a piece (the title track it turns out) for Dr. Caselman’s recital and now CD. It’s fun to see former students take music to new heights — and his journey has just begun! Check it out on Spotify, CD Baby, and/or YouTube.
Machine Shop was written for Dave Cooper (solo trombone) accompanied by the LSW Concert Band and electronic media (Logic Pro X).
I’ve finally gotten around to corralling some recordings on Soundcloud for your enjoyment.
I’ve been fortunate enough to visit the Midwest Clinic in Chicago many times and one of the highlights is seeing the Chicago Symphony Brass perform. In 2013, they performed a selection of piece by Mason Bates called Alternative Energy. Roughly a month after that I heard a small band from Missouri perform a piece by […]
Pleased and honored to have Dr. Scott Lubaroff from UCM take my concert band piece, Syndrome, to be performed by the 2013 Wyoming All-State Band. I look forward to hearing a recording and hope the students (and conductor) had fun!
Join the 2012 Lee’s Summit West Symphonic Band directed by Clif Thurmond at the 74th Annual MMEA In-Service Workshop/Conference at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri on January 27, 2012. The band will be performing two new pieces on the program. One piece composed by LSW orchestra director Kirt Mosier and I wrote called Syndrome.
Come join me at the Missouri Music Educator’s Conference and Workshop Friday January 29th, 2010 at 10:30am. The Lee’s Summit High School Symphonic Band will be premiering a new piece commissioned for this performance. When I set out to write it, I knew there had to be a secret nod to Lee’s Summit High School. […]