My composition for SATB choir and piano, Listen (2018), will be premiered by the Mason City High School Concert Choir under the direction of Joel Everist. The work was commissioned by Dean Genth and Gary Swenson to address the issue of bullying. More information coming in a detailed post as the premiere date draws nearer.

I will perform Julius Eastman's work for two voices, "Our Father," with Harrison Hintzsche, baritone, as part of Zeitgeist's 8th Annual Early Music Festival. Zeitgeist’s 8th Annual Early Music Festival explores the powerful contributions of our musical pioneers with a celebration of African American minimalist composer Julius Eastman. Eastman’s vibrant, virtuosic, and rhythmically aggressive music, and the racially and sexually charged nature of his work challenged the musical establishment and anti-establishment alike in the 1970s and 1980s, greatly impacting the trajectory of American minimalism. Lost after his death in 1990, Eastman’s music has been recently recovered is asserting its influence once again. -- zeitgeistnemusic.org

RSVP on Facebook The Solo and Chamber Timpanist's Initiative will perform my piece Fanfare on "Dies Irae" for 2 timpanists and 9 drums. The performance will be live-broadcast along with other winners of their call for scores at this link from 6-7pm EDT.