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New Recordings
Check out new recordings of Harmonices Mundi and A Citizen of the 21st Century Looks Back on the catalog page!
Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 0 Comments
Happy 2010!
Come check out the next Alia Musica Pittsburgh concert, which opens with my raucous trio for bassoon, trumpet, and harp! Info on the right.
Monday, January 04, 2010 - 1 Comment
Wungsten
When I'm not writing classical music, I'm a member of a 3-part band called Wungsten. It's sort of Crosby, Stills, and Nash meets They Might Be Giants. Check it out! www.wungsten.com
Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 0 Comments
A busy two months
Hi everyone, lots of new (and old) pieces on the horizon. Amy Galbraith and I will be performing my Five Miniatures for oboe and bassoon again on her recital at Chatham University on February 22. And the months of March and April feature three premieres. Read more
Monday, February 09, 2009 - 1 Comment
Stay tuned for upcoming performances. I just finished an orchestra piece, and will be finishing a sax quartet soon, both of which I hope to have performed within the next year.
Friday, November 07, 2008 - 0 Comments
Alia Musica Fall Concert Series
The next Alia Musica season is taking shape, and among other things, it will include (at least) two performances of my Pierrot ensemble piece, Aqua Regia. Read more
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 0 Comments
End of the Summer News
Hi everyone! It's been a slow summer, but a lot is on the plate for the coming year. More on that later. But at the end of this month, Alia Musica will begin the season with a chamber music concert. Amy Galbraith and I will be performing my duo for oboe and bassoon, Five Miniatures. Check it out!
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 0 Comments
New Recordings!
The recording of the performance of Seven Reeds for Seven Players is now up, as well as the new recording of Lethe, River of Oblivion from the Alia Musica concert in March. And if you haven't yet checked it out, the recording of Aqua Regia is up too!
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 - 0 Comments
Summer Begins
The first year of my Ph.D. degree program is finally over, which ended in a fury of concerts and recitals. Now I have the time to work on all the pieces I want to, though I'm sure I'll be crazy busy again before I know it. Read more
Sunday, May 04, 2008 - 0 Comments
Reed Frenzy!
On Friday, May 2 at 5:30pm my group, The Möbius Saxophone Quartet with special guests The Ebonita Clarinet Quartet will give a recital in Kresge Hall on Carnegie Mellon's campus. The recital will feature two pieces by Nathan Hall and one by me, among others! Read more
Friday, April 25, 2008 - 0 Comments
Pygmalion
Please join The Undercroft Opera and Alia Musica for the world premiere of Erica Kudisch's opera Pygmalion. April 18-20 at the Waldorf School in the Friendship neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Check it out!
Friday, April 18, 2008 - 0 Comments
Three Pieces in a Row
The end of March is incredibly busy! Check out the "upcoming performances" section. All three should be great concerts. Read more
Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 0 Comments
Orchestration
I just found a great resource for orchestration: The Vienna Symphonic Library. It has info on instrument histories, timbre, range, playing techniques, samples, and (what I found most useful) instrument combination guidelines. Enjoy!
Monday, March 03, 2008 - 0 Comments
Alia Musica Spring Season
The Alia Musica Spring Season is almost here! Again there will be two concerts: Thursday, March 27 and Tuesday, April 1 at 8pm in Synod Hall (St. Paul's Cathedral in Oakland). Read more
Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 0 Comments
PCMS Commissions Project
I'd like to thank the Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society for choosing me as one of the four recipients of their Pittsburgh Commissions Project! Read more
Friday, February 01, 2008 - 0 Comments
Alia Musica Winter Chamber Concert
Alia Musica's third concert is Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008, 7pm-9pm, at the James Laughlin Music Hall, Chatham University. The concert features new chamber works, many of them premieres. Come check it out!
Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 0 Comments
New Recording!
A new recording of Chorale and Hyper-Dance from Alia Musica's first recording session is now available.
Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 0 Comments
New Blog!
My blog is now up and running! I'm quite busy these days, so hopefully sometime soon I'll get to update it with something more substantial. Read more
Monday, November 05, 2007 - 0 Comments