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Fall and Winter Update
University Choir (photo cred. John Lee) Well, the fall and winter certainly flew by! There’s a lot to share, so I’ll try to keep it brief: I began the final year of coursework for my doctorate at...
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C4 presents “Unusual: Music of the Strange, the Absurd, and the Surreal”
C4, the Choral Composer/Conductor Collective, is gearing up to present two exciting concerts this week! On Thursday, March 10 at the Church of St. Luke in the Fields and on Saturday, March 12 at...
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Journey’s End – 3 years at Rutgers
With Patrick Gardner As hard as it is for me to believe – I feel like I just wrote my first post about coming to school here – my time at Rutgers has come to an end. The last three years have been an...
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James MacMillan’s “Cantos Sagrados” with C4
This coming Thursday and Saturday, I will have the incredible honor of conducting C4‘s performance of “Cantos Sagrados,” a powerful and disturbing work by James MacMillan. As I’ve studied, rehearsed,...
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Plans for 2016-2017!
At long last, I am very excited to announce my plans for next year. Following three years of enjoyable – and exhausting – studies at Rutgers, I will be taking on a wide variety of teaching and...
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New releases from Edition Peters! …plus some other stuff
Today I received my complimentary copies of two newly published pieces, “I long to see” for SATB chorus, piano, and cello, and “Whenever beauty looks,” for SATB chorus a cappella. I’m deeply honored...
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Fall concert season kicks off!
The West Village Chorale and Sky-Pony Grace Goodman, photo October is here, and with it comes the first of many performances this year. My first performance of the season was with the West Village...
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Calendar of Spring Events
It’s been far too long since I’ve posted an update, and I will soon publish a look back at all of the performances from the fall semester. But for now, here is a list of the performances I have lined...
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Amuse Singers at Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Photo: Jaume Soler Photo: Jaume Soler This past Sunday, Jan. 22 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, Amuse Singers gave a free encore performance of “Wholly Holy,” our program from...
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Some winter updates
The West Village Chorale presents “Seeing Double: Music for Double Choir” A few exciting things have taken place since my last update! In chronological order, they are: On January 28, the West Village...
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Summer update
Well, once again I’ve let an entire concert season go by without writing any updates! To recap, here are a few highlights: On April 27, I conducted my first concert with the choral ensembles at Rutgers...
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Premiere of “Light Upon Light” in Greenwich, CT this Saturday and Sunday
I’m honored and delighted that this Saturday and Sunday, the Greenwich Choral Society, under the direction of Paul F. Mueller, will be premiering my newest choral work, “Light Upon Light.” It’s a piece...
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Fall happenings
Hamburg, Germany My, what a year it’s been! I’m going to try to include as much information about everything that’s going on in as little space as possible! I am well into my second full year (fifth...
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December news
It has certainly been an exciting season! I’ve had several concerts in the last few weeks, and I’ve also been very fortunate to have a couple premieres and new releases this month. Here are a few...
View Article“As there are flowers,” performed by The National University of Singapore...
While searching for something completely unrelated, I stumbled across this GORGEOUS performance of “As there are flowers” by The National University of Singapore Choir, conducted by Prof. Nelson Kwei....
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TWO amazing commissions (and a new published piece)
At ACDA in Kansas City I’m absolutely elated to share that my newest choral work, “Imagination,” will be premiered by the Rutgers University Voorhees Choir, conducted by Dr. Brandon Williams, at...
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Summer update!
Well, as they say, it’s been a minute! Greetings from Long Beach, where our dog and I are spending most of the summer with my wife as she performs for two months in Frozen at Disney. This “vacation”...
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Fall season update
Well, the fall semester is off and running at full speed! It’s hard to believe the school year is already two months underway. This fall, in addition to continuing my duties as director of choirs at...
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Hartt and New Haven Chorale commission
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! As I announced over the summer, I am very excited and honored to be the commissioned composer for a shared anniversary celebration – the 100th anniversary of the founding...
View ArticleRutgers University Voorhees Choir performs “Snow-Flakes”
I was fortunate enough to conduct the Voorhees Choir while Dr. Brandon Williams was on sabbatical. Here is a snippet of our December 7, 2019 concert – a performance of the SSAA arrangement of my piece...
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