Jesu, Joy of Man’s Discomfort was premiered on July 18, 2009, much to the chagrin of the brass quintet that performed it. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Discomfort was written October 25th, 2007. The piece was inspired by Derek Bourgeois’ Serenade, which he wrote for his own wedding. States his score: Derek […]
Fanfare and Proclamation was premiered on October 7, 2007 by the Doane College Symphonic Wind Ensemble. I wrote the parts with the mindset of a veteran tuba player: I’ve played countless marches with “oom-pas” and concert pieces with half notes that nearly put me to sleep and I didn’t want […]
Trio Sonata, Op. 3, No 2: Third Movement was premiered on February 21st, 2006 by Dave Purdham, Brandon Stange, and myself. I first came to know Arcangelo Corelli’s Trio Sonatas in my college music history class, through the Norton texts. That first semester of music history was tough for me […]