Smith-Cotton High School Jazz Band

It was a delight to join the Smith-Cotton High School Jazz Band this past week for a performance with them and the beginning band students. Hearing the band play 3 of my tunes was a lot of fun. They worked hard and it showed — they could really swing! The three pieces we performed were […]

2015 KC Metro #3 All District Jazz Band

The 2015 KC Metro #3 All District Jazz Band was involved in something that’s never been done before. The band was the first (of what we hope will be many more) to participate in a collaboration with the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City’s historic jazz district. Yesterday’s rehearsal and concert took place at the […]

Glitch

I’ve been fortunate enough to visit the Midwest Clinic in Chicago many times and one of the highlights is seeing the Chicago Symphony Brass perform. In 2013, they performed a selection of piece by Mason Bates called Alternative Energy. Roughly a month after that I heard a small band from Missouri perform a piece by […]

Wyoming All-State Band

Pleased and honored to have Dr. Scott Lubaroff from UCM take my concert band piece, Syndrome, to be performed by the 2013 Wyoming All-State Band. I look forward to hearing a recording and hope the students (and conductor) had fun!

Lee’s Summit West High School Symphonic Band

Join the 2012 Lee’s Summit West Symphonic Band directed by Clif Thurmond at the 74th Annual MMEA In-Service Workshop/Conference at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri on January 27, 2012. The band will be performing two new pieces on the program. One piece composed by LSW orchestra director Kirt Mosier and I wrote called Syndrome.

Upcoming Performance

Come join me at the Missouri Music Educator’s Conference and Workshop Friday January 29th, 2010 at 10:30am. The Lee’s Summit High School Symphonic Band will be premiering a new piece commissioned for this performance. When I set out to write it, I knew there had to be a secret nod to Lee’s Summit High School. […]