I’m beginning to think that my idea to produce the Queens New Music Festival was  totally self-motivated. My original idea for the festival was that I wanted to promote Queens in the new music world by having lots of groups come out to Queens to play some of their tunes. That happened (and will happen…

Please join me and my fellow composers of Random Access Music for a concert of our works performed by Tom Piercy and the Gotham Ensemble.  Gotham will perform 6 world premieres, including my work as big as alone for Clarinet and Piano, at The Tank 354 West 45th Street (between 8th and 9th Ave.) New York,…

My recent work, Poeticisms: 7 Images from a Poem by Donald Baker, will be performed at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, 3110 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, Queens @ 8pm on Friday, February 25, 2011. The work was written especially for ThingNY‘s 2011 call for SPAM 2.0. Please join me for the performance by one…

I’m proud to announce that Crazy Cat Lady for solo Flute has been recognized by the National Flute Association as a finalist in the 2010 Newly Published Music category! The list of 2010 NFA Finalists. To purchase a copy of the sheet music, visit my publisher, BRS Music. The next (known) performance of Crazy Cat…

The day that my work is premiered is usually an angst-filled affair. While the worries about the performance itself (did the performers rehearse enough? will they make it through the most difficult section? will the audience be bored?) are often at the top of my anxiety list, the logistical and inter-personal concerns are rarely far behind. I…

Please join me and the other members of the Random Access Music Composers’ Collective for our second concert of the season. Our collaborating ensemble is the Anubis Saxophone Quartet. Anubis will perform world premieres by Erin Rogers, David Fetherolf, Jonathan Pieslak, and Andrew McKenna Lee. Also on the concert will be Howling at the Moon by the…

My annual post–the definitive version of Oh Danny Boy. When I was in high school and college, I spent many summers marching in drum and bugle corps. One year, I spent the summer living in Boston and marched with the corps The 27th Lancers. This corps’ standard parade song was O Danny Boy. Whenever we…

I’m happy to announce that you may now purchase Crazy Cat Lady for solo flute from BRS Music Publishers. The cost is only $15.

This past weekend, I received two marvelous performances of my work for solo flute entitled Crazy Cat Lady. My friend, colleague, and new music performer extraordinaire, Christine Perea, was the performer. What I love the most about Christine is her dedication and commitment to new music. She’s a fearless advocate of music that employs extended…