Two Events Next Week (June 2 & June 4)

I'm pleased to announce that I've managed to get two of my new pieces onto concert programs in the coming week:

* Spectrum! at Western Oregon University *

Monday, June 2, 2014 @ 7:30 p.m.

Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR

Smith Recital Hall

**FREE**

A new instrumental song of mine called Cranes will be performed as part of an all-new program of works by WOU composers. You can preview the song on my SoundCloud stream.

* Western Oregon Symphony previews Citations Musicales (“Musical Quotations”) *

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 @ 7:30 p.m.

Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR

Rice Auditorium

$3 general / $1 students & seniors (WOU students free w/ ID)

Early 20th-century French composer Erik Satie was an under-appreciated genius in his time. He is best-known for his piano character pieces, such as the early Gymnopedies, and later Sports et Divertissiments. The Western Oregon Symphony will debut a new arrangement by me of three of his piano works. This concert will include a preview of the first movement, based on a manuscript unpublished in Satie's lifetime.

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Mosquito

Mosquito

As early evening’s open doors
and warm May air usher in
a roving hypodermic,

I spot him, gnawing my
left third finger
near the second joint,

wide with blood,
brown striped, bird-like,
he feeds, and flees too quick,

so with an angry clap
I mash him midair
and spot my palms with red.


(5/12/2014)

Throwback Thursday: Playing with the band!

This was a fun experience. I've since played with a couple of other bands, in addition to some singing.

http://youtu.be/U2_MJ0KAqg4