Two quick updates, one musical, one not:
1. IOCSF's fall concerts are now scheduled! We'll be singing on December 4 at 7:30 PM at Christ Church Berkeley and December 18 at 7:30 PM at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, San Francisco…
Read moreOct 21 2021
Two quick updates, one musical, one not:
1. IOCSF's fall concerts are now scheduled! We'll be singing on December 4 at 7:30 PM at Christ Church Berkeley and December 18 at 7:30 PM at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, San Francisco…
Read moreSep 11 2021
I don't have any performances of my own music to announce, but I do have a couple of in-person singing gigs to promote!
First of all, in October, I am going to be singing with Coro Mundi, an ensemble founded…
Read moreApr 23 2021
The end of pandemic restrictions and the return to group singing are occupying my thoughts quite a lot lately, as I think they are occupying many folks' thoughts. I got my first vaccine shot a week ago and am planning…
Read moreOct 16 2020
I am delighted to announce that I am officially a published composer! Three of my best and most interesting pieces-- "As kingfishers catch fire," "O Clavis David," and "Songs in Time of Peril"-- are now part of the catalogue of …
Read moreApr 15 2020
Another new score is up on my scores page, a setting of the Advent antiphon "O Clavis David." I started working on this piece some months before the pandemic hit, but was inspired to push it through to a…
Read moreApr 5 2020
Yesterday I recorded a video of myself singing the first tenor part to "Va pensiero" for the Musical Solidarity Project. I'll post again if and when the completed, merged/mastered virtual choir recording is available. In the meantime, if any…
Read moreMar 26 2020
A few updates to share:
1. Several of my works are cross-listed on Project Encore, a catalog of previously performed choral music deemed to be of high quality by a panel of choral conductors. I'm pleased to announce that…
Read moreJan 7 2020
I'm honored to be able to announce that I have been selected as a semifinalist for the American Prize in choral composition for 2019-20:
https://theamericanprize.blogspot.com/2020/01/semi-finalists-composers-choral-music.html
You can learn more about this prestigious national competition here: www.theamericanprize.org or follow the news…
Read moreDec 20 2019
Sep 28 2018
On June 29, Choral Chameleon concluded its Institute in Brooklyn with a performance of twelve new choral works including my own "Ve hayah ba-'acharit hayamim," the third movement of my Hebrew cycle "Songs in Time of Peril." Their excellent performance…
Read moreJul 18 2018
I've started a YouTube channel with recordings of some of my pieces:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkIxjX39N9rMQW-7imQIj9A
All these recordings come with perusal scores so you can see how the music unfolds, hopefully helping you decide whether to purchase scores. I'll add…
Read moreJul 14 2018
I'm delighted to announce that I've completed a three-movement choral work entitled "Songs in Time of Peril," with Hebrew texts from Job, Psalm 69, and Micah. Each movement is based harmonically around a different one of the symmetrical scales that…
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