This Sunday, 7:30 pm, my “Jade Dance” for solo piano will be performed by the amazing Max Lifchitz. The performance will be live streamed. http://www.youtube\NatOperaCenterLive The live performance will be at The National Opera Center, 330 7th av, Manhattan, NY. This work is a wild, George Anthiel -inspired romp with elements of minimalism and Joplin…

This Sunday, February 5, my Jade Dance for piano solowill be perfotmed by the incomparable Max Kifchitz at the National Opera Center, 330 7th av, Manhattan, NYC. One of my earliest works, Jade Dance was inspired by my study of George Ahthiel’s“Ballet Mechanique” which I studied in graduate school and then  edited and engraved for…

My Jade Dance for piano solo will be performed, once again, by the incomparable Max Lifchitz. He’ll be recording the work later this year on the North\South label. Jade Dance was inspired by George Anthiel’s Ballet Mechanique. The work is as difficult to play as it gets, but Max Lifchitz is not only crazy enough…

Last Saturday, June 11, The wonderful Quintet of the Americas performed my entire 4 movement work, Begin Again at the Queens New Music Festival. Led by the kind, understanding, and talented French Hornist, Barb Oldham, the players gave a spirited and deeply musical premier of the work. The piece is 20 minutes long–the longest piece…

The Queens New Music Festival was once, again a huge success. Most of its success should be given to Tom Piercy. Tom is a gifted clarinetist, a wonderful Executive Director of Random Access Music, and a really nice person, to boot. Tom has guided RAM recently, and I am grateful for his support over the…

June 12 at 5:00 concert of some of my works. To purchase tickets https://www.culturelablic.org/calendar n June 12 at 5:00 pm, RAM, the group I founded back in the early 2000’s, will produce a concert in honor of my long commitment to the organization. They’ll perform works from my past. I am so thankful that this…

My fellow members of Random Access Music have decided to honor me with a solo concert! The concert will happen at The Culture Lab in Long Island City. The following link will lead you to a ticketing and reservation site: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ram-queens-new-music-festival-2022-june-10-11-12-tickets-338203053437 I am so touched by all the amazing people who kept the festival alive…

About a decade ago, I came up with the idea to create a festival for new music, inviting any all new music performers to apply to hold a concert here in Queens New York. Its success continues to amaze me. It is run by the composers’ group I started back in about 2006. http://ram-nyc.org It…

Tonight, “Begin Again”, the 1st movement of the woodwind quintet I was composing when my cardiac arrest occurred will be performed by the talented Quintet of the Americas. The following link is for the live stream that starts at 7pm. https://www.youtube.com/user/NatOperaCenterLIVE The link will stay active after the live stream so you can view at…

My woodwind quintet, Starting Over will be performed Monday Nov 8 at 7:00 PM at the National Opera Center in Manhattan, 330 7th Avenue, 7th floor,/Manhattan, NYC NY. This composition is the piece I was working on in March, 2014 when I suffered a cardiac arrest. It is only the second piece I’ve been able…