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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!
Oil and Water
Oil and Water is a trio for trombone, euphonium, and vibraphone and – as the title suggests – explores the way sounds mix together, whether well or not at all. The similarity of the instruments (all metallic) is contrasted with the clash in their musical lines. All of the lines have been written together contrapuntally, but as the piece progresses, the musical elements become more and more out of sync. The vibraphone provides an anchor, but ultimately the instruments cannot agree on anything other than their central pitches.
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