I’m putting these together because they are all so short, and represent 3 distinct moods. All together, they are about 3 minutes, 25 seconds. Read more

This is an entire set of music written to be used behind performances of taekwondo forms. The concept is that they move from heaven (perfection) to earth (imperfection). They are all published in short form with each one separated out, elsewhere. This is the piece with them all playing in row. 6 minutes, 34 seconds Read more

This one made me think of crazy aliens on a planet where everyone is giant sized and very bendy. During the song, they dance. The sound engineer joked with me: What if there’s someone on Kepler imagining you dancing on earth? 3 minutes, 22 seconds Read more

This is an imaginary travel song, tracing people moving through the desert and oases at various points in the piece. It is all quite rhythmic, and moves quickly. It is 6 minutes, 27 seconds long. Read more

This piece is about traveling a long way only to find your best destination at home. It starts out meditative, but quickly moves into countermelodies and harmonic surprises. You can hear the play between eastern and western musical styles. It is dedicated to Darth, who was the son of a dear friend, and who they… Read more

This piece is a little spacey, and made me think of aliens walking around on their planet…somewhere. I already had Jupiter’s Moons, In Neptune’s Shadow and Pluto’s Lament, so I went with Mercury, which was in retrograde when this was produced. 3 minutes, 31 seconds. Read more

This piece is about being outdoors, hearing all the animals and birds, and wind chimes, but especially birds. The title comes from Romeo and Juliet, when she tries to convince Romeo that it is the nightingale, not the lark singing, so he doesn’t have to leave yet. I loved working with the flute and piccolo… Read more