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NEWS 1-15-14 The Cello Quintet was performed to standing room only and received very well both days.
NEWS 4-30-12 Update: Turbulence was performed to great success by the Boise Philharmonic and now has been programmed for 9 performances with the Houston Symphony May 30 - June 30. Also, choir rehearsals have been going on for my chorus/orch piece "Nez Perce:Promises". First orch. rehearsals are June 15-16. Premiere will be on the Nez Perce reservation in Lapwai, ID June 23rd, then performances on July 14-15 in Sun Valley and Hailey.
NEWS 12-16-11 Finished composing 8 of the Nez Perce piece. Now for the piano score and then orchestrating for string orchestra.
NEWS 12-5-11 Finished movement 7 of 8 of the Nez Perce piece. One more to go! Looking forward to the Turbulence performances by the Boise Philharmonic. Rehearsal on Jan. 16th, then performances on Jan. 17, 18,19, Feb 2 (all two shows) and then the public performance Stella's Musical Tour of American at NNU on Feb 4 at 11 am.
NEWS 9-6-11 Have now finished 1-4 movements of the Nez Perce piece.The synth demos are available for listening on this site.
NEWS 7-1-11 Finished a new concert overture for the Boise Philharmonic called "Turbulence". This will premiere in January of 2012 and will be used to open up the Childrens Concert's Series.
NEWS 3-22-11 Finished first movement, The Decision (8:15)
NEWS 1-22-11 I've started the new chorus/orchestra piece for Caritas Chorale. Have a great 2 minute open. Only approximately 88 more minutes to go! Awaiting finalized libretto from Diane Peavey.
NEWS 1-1-11 I've opened up my own audio production shop. I've amicably split with NxNW and will continue to work freelance with them, while at the same time doing audio production and composing from my home studio. I have a ProTools system capable of doing radio and sound to picture.
NEWS 8-25-10 Finished score and parts for Three Mysteries. Premieres Dec. 3, 2010.
NEWS 8-12-10 Decided to add the originally entitled "Street Attack" as the first movement of the now Three Mysteries for String Orchestra. I'll call it "Of the Night" and call the last movement "Of the Street".
NEWS 7-22-10 Finished composing the new waltz. Now for the notation...
NEWS 7-20-10 Started a new waltz to add to the Sinfonia Mysteries. I'll call it "Of the Heart"
NEWS 3-20-10 Currently orchestrating Trio 4 for large orchestra, composing a new string orchestra piece for the C of I, Sinfonia, and discussing the written libretto for new opera project with Doug Copsey.
NEWS 1-5-10 Returned from 2 weeks in Paris. Saw Petrushka, Faun, Three Cornered Hat, Spectre of Rose at the Opera (Palais Garnier) with original choreography and sets, performed by Ballet Russe.
NEWS 12-3-09 Please read the review of Trio 4 under "Bio" (or scroll down)
NEWS 9-19-09 Finished the 6th and final movement of the new Trio piece.
NEWS 9-15-09 Finished the fifth movement, Two Plumbers and a Dog, of the Langroise Trio/Rockwell commission.
NEWS 8-25-09 Finished the fourth movement of the new trio piece, Breaking Home Ties.
NEWS 8-10-09 Finished the third movement, The Horseshoe Forging Contest, of the Langroise Trio/Rockwell commission.
NEWS 8-1-09 Received the 2009 Fellowship Award from Idaho Commission on the Arts.
NEWS 7-5-09 Finished the second movement, Jester, of the Langroise Trio/Rockwell commission.
NEWS 6-25-09 The Idaho Suzuki Institute Strings performed the Sonatina for Strings last night to great success. Sam Smith conducted.
NEWS 5-5-09 The College of Idaho Sinfonia excellently performed my Sonatina for Strings last night. Nice job all and thanks!
NEWS 5-4-09 A new commission from the Langroise Trio will premiere in November, 2009.
NEWS 4-13-09 All shows with Idaho Dance Theatre were great. Thanks Marla for the commission and the amazing choreography. video coming...
NEWS 2-16-09 Score and parts for Simply, Gently, Boldly delivered. done!
Immence Ranges Premiere May 2005
The world premiere of my chorus and orchestra piece "Immence Ranges of High Mountains" was on May 21, 2005 in Ketchum, ID, May 22, 2005 in Idaho Falls, May 23, 2005 in Ketchum. The 7 movement, 45 minute piece was commissioned by the Caritas Chorale in Sun Valley to commemorate the Lewis and Clark expedition in Idaho. The text was prepared by Diane Josephy Peavey and includes excerpts from the journals as well as Lemhi Shoshoni and Nez Perce phrases and tells the story of Lewis, Clark, and Sacajawea in Idaho. The premiere featured a soprano soloist, baritone soloist, 100 piece chorus and 30 piece orchestra conducted by Dick Brown. I joined Caritas iin taking the work, with piano accompaniment, on a European tour in June of 2005. Concerts were in Tengersee, Germany; in Mira, near Venice, IT, and in Vereggio, IT on the Mediteranean coast.
Favorite Quotes
"Drops wear down the stone,
not by strength, but by constant falling."
"No man, more than the serious artist, craves an independent income. To no other class of man is the freedom it assures so valuable. The feeling that one is working under pressure, that one is not free to develop, revise and extend, that one has no time to explore one's deepest depths, is intolerable except to those whose fluency is only another aspect of their superficiality." J.W.N. Sullivan
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistance.
Talent will not: Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not: Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistance and determination alone are omnipotent."
"Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid." Goethe
"The artist must be blind to distinctions between "recognized" or "unrecognized" conventions of form, deaf to the transitory teaching and demands of his particular age. He must watch only the trend of the inner need, and hearken to its words alone. Then he will with safety employ means both sanctioned and forbidden by his contemporaries. All means are sacred which are called for by the inner need. All means are sinful which obscure that inner need." Kandinsky, from Uber das Geistige in der Kunst (Concerning the Spiritual in Art)
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NEWS 4-30-12 Update: Turbulence was performed to great success by the Boise Philharmonic and now has been programmed for 9 performances with the Houston Symphony May 30 - June 30. Also, choir rehearsals have been going on for my chorus/orch piece "Nez Perce:Promises". First orch. rehearsals are June 15-16. Premiere will be on the Nez Perce reservation in Lapwai, ID June 23rd, then performances on July 14-15 in Sun Valley and Hailey.
NEWS 12-16-11 Finished composing 8 of the Nez Perce piece. Now for the piano score and then orchestrating for string orchestra.
NEWS 12-5-11 Finished movement 7 of 8 of the Nez Perce piece. One more to go! Looking forward to the Turbulence performances by the Boise Philharmonic. Rehearsal on Jan. 16th, then performances on Jan. 17, 18,19, Feb 2 (all two shows) and then the public performance Stella's Musical Tour of American at NNU on Feb 4 at 11 am.
NEWS 9-6-11 Have now finished 1-4 movements of the Nez Perce piece.The synth demos are available for listening on this site.
NEWS 7-1-11 Finished a new concert overture for the Boise Philharmonic called "Turbulence". This will premiere in January of 2012 and will be used to open up the Childrens Concert's Series.
NEWS 3-22-11 Finished first movement, The Decision (8:15)
NEWS 1-22-11 I've started the new chorus/orchestra piece for Caritas Chorale. Have a great 2 minute open. Only approximately 88 more minutes to go! Awaiting finalized libretto from Diane Peavey.
NEWS 1-1-11 I've opened up my own audio production shop. I've amicably split with NxNW and will continue to work freelance with them, while at the same time doing audio production and composing from my home studio. I have a ProTools system capable of doing radio and sound to picture.
NEWS 8-25-10 Finished score and parts for Three Mysteries. Premieres Dec. 3, 2010.
NEWS 8-12-10 Decided to add the originally entitled "Street Attack" as the first movement of the now Three Mysteries for String Orchestra. I'll call it "Of the Night" and call the last movement "Of the Street".
NEWS 7-22-10 Finished composing the new waltz. Now for the notation...
NEWS 7-20-10 Started a new waltz to add to the Sinfonia Mysteries. I'll call it "Of the Heart"
NEWS 3-20-10 Currently orchestrating Trio 4 for large orchestra, composing a new string orchestra piece for the C of I, Sinfonia, and discussing the written libretto for new opera project with Doug Copsey.
NEWS 1-5-10 Returned from 2 weeks in Paris. Saw Petrushka, Faun, Three Cornered Hat, Spectre of Rose at the Opera (Palais Garnier) with original choreography and sets, performed by Ballet Russe.
NEWS 12-3-09 Please read the review of Trio 4 under "Bio" (or scroll down)
NEWS 9-19-09 Finished the 6th and final movement of the new Trio piece.
NEWS 9-15-09 Finished the fifth movement, Two Plumbers and a Dog, of the Langroise Trio/Rockwell commission.
NEWS 8-25-09 Finished the fourth movement of the new trio piece, Breaking Home Ties.
NEWS 8-10-09 Finished the third movement, The Horseshoe Forging Contest, of the Langroise Trio/Rockwell commission.
NEWS 8-1-09 Received the 2009 Fellowship Award from Idaho Commission on the Arts.
NEWS 7-5-09 Finished the second movement, Jester, of the Langroise Trio/Rockwell commission.
NEWS 6-25-09 The Idaho Suzuki Institute Strings performed the Sonatina for Strings last night to great success. Sam Smith conducted.
NEWS 5-5-09 The College of Idaho Sinfonia excellently performed my Sonatina for Strings last night. Nice job all and thanks!
NEWS 5-4-09 A new commission from the Langroise Trio will premiere in November, 2009.
NEWS 4-13-09 All shows with Idaho Dance Theatre were great. Thanks Marla for the commission and the amazing choreography. video coming...
NEWS 2-16-09 Score and parts for Simply, Gently, Boldly delivered. done!
Immence Ranges Premiere May 2005
The world premiere of my chorus and orchestra piece "Immence Ranges of High Mountains" was on May 21, 2005 in Ketchum, ID, May 22, 2005 in Idaho Falls, May 23, 2005 in Ketchum. The 7 movement, 45 minute piece was commissioned by the Caritas Chorale in Sun Valley to commemorate the Lewis and Clark expedition in Idaho. The text was prepared by Diane Josephy Peavey and includes excerpts from the journals as well as Lemhi Shoshoni and Nez Perce phrases and tells the story of Lewis, Clark, and Sacajawea in Idaho. The premiere featured a soprano soloist, baritone soloist, 100 piece chorus and 30 piece orchestra conducted by Dick Brown. I joined Caritas iin taking the work, with piano accompaniment, on a European tour in June of 2005. Concerts were in Tengersee, Germany; in Mira, near Venice, IT, and in Vereggio, IT on the Mediteranean coast.
Favorite Quotes
"Drops wear down the stone,
not by strength, but by constant falling."
"No man, more than the serious artist, craves an independent income. To no other class of man is the freedom it assures so valuable. The feeling that one is working under pressure, that one is not free to develop, revise and extend, that one has no time to explore one's deepest depths, is intolerable except to those whose fluency is only another aspect of their superficiality." J.W.N. Sullivan
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistance.
Talent will not: Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not: Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistance and determination alone are omnipotent."
"Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid." Goethe
"The artist must be blind to distinctions between "recognized" or "unrecognized" conventions of form, deaf to the transitory teaching and demands of his particular age. He must watch only the trend of the inner need, and hearken to its words alone. Then he will with safety employ means both sanctioned and forbidden by his contemporaries. All means are sacred which are called for by the inner need. All means are sinful which obscure that inner need." Kandinsky, from Uber das Geistige in der Kunst (Concerning the Spiritual in Art)
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