Chadtronic’s Cursed Commercials Theme Song Released
The theme song to Chadtronic‘s Cursed Commercials series is now available for viewing, streaming, and download. Beginning in Cursed Commercials #13, the series got a thematic overhaul, and this theme song was commissioned as part of that. More information and lyrics available here. High-quality 24-bit WAV download available on Bandcamp. Streaming and MP3 purchase available...
New Videos Uploaded
For more information, see description section for each video on YouTube. Sumer Is Icumen In (Remix) (2018) The below is an animated visualization featuring an image by Hildegard von Bingen, from “Liber Divinorum Operum”. Listen for SATB Choir (2018) This is sort of a combination between a visualization and a cinemagraph, featuring a photograph by...
JFund Awardee Michael Betz on the Dichotomies Between Concept and Composition
Thanks to Michael J. Cyrs for the interview and article! This is part of a series of features on JFund awardees. Read article on American Composers Forum website.
Listen (2018) Premiere
GLOBE GAZETTE ARTICLE I am so thrilled to be having my new work Listen premiered this evening by the Mason City High School Concert Choir. Commissioned by Dean Genth and Gary Swenson to address the problem of bullying, the piece has been nearly 2 years in the making. This is the most difficult compositional project...
SCTI 2017 Call for Scores Showcase Video – “Fanfare on Dies Irae”
Below is the video of my piece “Fanfare on Dies Irae” from the recent SCTI 2017 Call for Scores Showcase, performed by Casey Voss and Chris Weber. (video cued to start at 1:53:56; start a minute earlier if you would like to hear me speak about the piece)
Solo and Chamber Timpanist’s Initiative Call for Scores – Runner-Up
I’m pleased to be a runner-up in this call for scores. My work Fanfare on “Dies Irae” for 2 timpanists (9 drums) will receive a video-broadcasted performance on March 16 by the Solo and Chamber Timpanist’s Initiative. It is interesting to note that mine wasn’t the only “Dies Irae” selected–must be a popular concept!
2017 Jerome Fund for New Music Winner
I’m absolutely thrilled to have been selected as a 2017 Jerome Fund for New Music grant winner! Looking forward to creating a new work for marimba and electronics for Eri Isomura! Read more about the winners here. From the press release: “Conceptually, the work will draw from themes found in cyberpunk science fiction, focusing primarily...
Film & Video Game Demo Portfolio Now Available
Here is a project I started in summer 2015: a demo reel of film/video game-style music. With the exception of “Cogs & Spokes,” none of these cues have picture to accompany them. Rather, they are self-contained vignettes based on current tropes in film scoring. Although much of the material was newly-generated for this, I did...
“Indra’s Ear” Performed at Schubert Club Courtroom Concert
It was an honor to have my song cycle Indra’s Ear performed by RenegadeEnsemble as part of the Schubert Club Courtroom Concert series! Image: Q&A with Abbie Betinis following the performance.
Enclosure for orchestra receives Honorable Mention in 2017 Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute
I am (fittingly) honored to announce that my work for orchestra Enclosure has been awarded Honorable Mention in the 2017 Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute. For more information about the 2017 Institute, please read the official press release. Major thanks to the St. Olaf Orchestra for their fantastic premiere performance in May 2015:
“Indra’s Ear” – 2016 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards Finalist
My song cycle “Indra’s Ear” (2015) received Finalist designation in the 2016 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards. It is my third piece to have done so. Hear Justin Staebell and Stan Rothrock’s fantastic performance from the 2015 Source Song Festival below:
Indra’s Ear: New Recording + Upcoming Performances!
I am very happy to present this new recording of my song cycle Indra’s Ear (2015). It was rehearsed and recorded during my time at the 2015 Source Song Festival, which took place August 3-7. I would recommend this festival without reservation to any composer, vocalist, and collaborative pianist working in the art song medium....