It’s been far, far too long since I’ve updated this page… but better late than never, I suppose!
To begin with, I recently visited the lovely Christ Church Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills, MI for a residency on March 6th. The choir performed my Evening Canticles beautifully, and I gave a reflection on Lenten themes in my work as a composer during the evensong service. You can watch the service here.
You can also hear several new recordings of my work from the past few months by Nazareth College Chamber Choir and Brian Stevens, who premiered my Mine Liking in concert on 11/20, Westminster Williamson Voices and James Jordan, and SACRA/PROFANA and Juan Carlos Acosta:
Additionally, other recent and imminent performances of my work include:
SACRA/PROFANA will be performing my piece Rough Country on their “American Landscapes” concert in Fallbrook, CA on March 27th
Skylark Vocal Ensemble will be performing Mater Dei on their “Sub Rosa” series of concerts in various Massachusetts locales at the end of April
The Chamber Singers of Loras College will perform my Magnificat alongside Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb in Dubuque, IA on April 29th
The Wiener Motettenchor in Vienna, Austria was scheduled to perform my setting of Psalm 113 on March 27th, though this concert appears to have been postponed for the moment
Libera Cantoria Pisani and their director Filippo Furlan will be premiering my piece Roses of Life on May 15th
Anne Matlack premiered Love Song, a short piece for organ, in her recital at Grace Church (Madison, NJ) on March 19th
EVoco Voice Collective performed O Vos Omnes (in its SSAA iteration) in two performances on Long Island on March 5th and 6th
San Diego State University Chamber Choir performed my piece The Devil’s Tower last semester, and will be performing The Arctic Tern’s Prayer this semester
Violinists Danielle Simandl and Lauren Pulcipher performed my duet Rounds at Peter White Public Library in Marquette, MI on December 30th
The Esoterics performed We Walked through the Trees in Olympia, WA on November 21st (2021)
Siglo di Oro performed Mater Dei at the Little Missenden Festival on October 17th
Organist Sarah Bereza performed my chorale prelude on “Joy to the World” at First Congregational Church of St. Louis on Christmas Eve
In more personal news:
I’ve been teaching piano lessons in the Twin Cities for a few months now, and enjoying it a great deal! If you or someone you know in the Cities is looking for beginner piano lessons with a solid grounding in musicianship and creativity, don’t hesitate to reach out.
Also, Worf now has an adorable younger sibling named Kira who joined us in January. We love them, and they love each other very much! She came from Caring for Cats in North Saint Paul, an all-volunteer operation that we would highly recommend.