This describes various emotional states that a drunken wake moved through as the night transpired. Sadness, grief, chaos, anger, redemption. 4 minutes, 10 seconds. Read more

This piece went through several iterations before it was finally ready to publish and produce. It is for string quartet. There is a beautiful tree-lined segment of the Arkansas River in Wichita, Kansas, where I grew up. This piece is about one very cold and windy and dark and cloudy day when I was standing… Read more

This piece was part of the album “Now, Voyager”, from 2017. It was developed for a podcast called, “The Listening Tour”, published and broadcast by Phoebe Zimmermann. It begins with a calming, easy feel, eventually becomes more rhythmic, until near the ending, a pentatonic scale based on a major 7th chord creates a joyful sound. Read more

From the “Now, Voyager” album, 2017. I began this for a filmmaker, who wanted a scene where a child and their mother are in the kitchen early in the morning. I didn’t end up working on that film, but, I liked the sunshiny, happy and dreamy feel of it. So, this is for orchestra, and… Read more

From the “Now, Voyager” album in 2017. It started as a vocal song with lyrics. The idea behind it was Ariel from Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”. Ariel sings of death and the sea, and the mysteries within it. I rewrote this as an instrumental piece, and it has a sort of “sea shanty” feel. But when… Read more

Part of the “Now, Voyager” album from 2017. When Pluto found out it wasn’t actually a planet any more. Read more

Composed in 2017, as part of the Now, Voyager album. In Neptune’s Shadow came easily. It moves through dorian and aeolian (major) modes, creating a mood alternating between difficult times and feeling carefree. Read more

This rhythmic multi-instrumental piece is a favorite. From 2017, Jupiter’s Moons was begun on guitar as a simple rhythmic theme. It developed well with strings, harp and percussion. It is in turns, dreamy or rhythmic and sometimes both dreamy and rhythmic. Read more

For string quartet. This is the last piece on the album, Now, Voyager. It alternates between a slow, labored theme and quick spritely sections. This is for string quartet, from 2017. It has a driving pulse throughout, and moves throughout between major and minor modes. Read more