The creation of Fast-Paced World was birthed from a desire to allow listeners to engage with interesting sonic environments that would be dangerous and hazardous to experience in real life. As this became the launch point for a multi-movement work (Through the Sonic Glass), I started to brainstorm (with the help of my brother and …
There’s two pieces of music that I have on the brain right now to complete by the beginning of 2018, and I thought i’d write down some initial brainstorm thoughts that I’ve had with them. First, one of my marching band students has asked me to write a piece for his senior trumpet recital. After …
Recently I pulled out my old solo digital audio work Habits of Man for a recital here on campus. It’s the first time that I’ve listened to it critically in several years (even though I posted it on YouTube four years ago): There are a couple of small nagging sloppy parts to the piece that frustrate …