Percussion Music

My percussion music comes from many sources: my many years as an indie/punk drummer, my passion for non-western drum-based music, my fascination with timbre and the possibilities of melodic non-pitch, and my interest in the conjunction of human movement and percussion. All of these elements find their way into my percussion music, creating a sound that is concerned with the contradictory and complimentary possibilities of the seemingly-endless world of percussion.

Four Snares – (snare drum quartet)
information and recording

Liebeschlag – (solo bass drum)
information and recording

Alchemy – (two percussionists)
information and recording

    Latest News

    Couch Surfers!

    Ongoing – I am writing music for a very different kind of project: the webseries Couch Surfers! Kind of a little bit of everything (even a Wagnerian forest moment in one episode) but mostly a lot of punk rock surf with guitar help from my friend Carleton Ingram. www.couchsurferstv.com

    Two Events in DC on one day!

    April 27 – Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek premiered Latte, an art song with lyrics by Lisa Pegram, at Georgetown University’s Davis Performing Arts Center. On the same day, Maryland percussionist Tim McKay premiered my new percussion piece Tres Leches at Howard Community College in Columbia, MD. It was amazing to have two totally different premieres of totally [...]

    March 24, 2012

    The Siena College Chorus and Musicians of Ma’alwyck premiered new Mass for the New Jerusalem for chorus and string quartet at the Chapel at Carondelet Hospitality Center in Loudonville, NY under the direction of Tim Reno. Thanks to all the musicians for their excellent performance!