Audio
As a composer, I work in a medium that traditionally is of a specific time. Before recording, compositions had a fresh take every time they were heard. Thanks to some smart folks back at the turn of the 20th century, we now have the ability to freeze one of those moments for all the world to hear. As this page grows, you will be able to sample some of my music. (Most of these are also linked on the individual pages for each work.)
Choral
Cantate Domino for SATB a cappella choir. This recording of Cantate Domino is the world premiere as performed by the Eastern Michigan University Chorale, Dr. Leonard Racinto, conducting, April 2003. Because of some scheduling conflicts, there were only two rehearsals before the premiere, which is why you’ll hear the piano in the background. We all felt it safer to play it with the board than risk fresh ears.
Electroacoustic
For It’s One… uses sampled sounds collected and processed by me over several weeks in 2006. All sounds were manipulated through the Logic software package.
I created Through the Woods in 2006 using sampled sounds and the Logic software package. All sounds were recorded and manipulated by myself over a period of several weeks. The spoken texts are all versions of an original poem written by me.
Wallied and Weltraumwallied are two versions of an electroacoustic piece on the same theme. Wallied is a short version, while Weltraumwallied is expanded. The piece was created using software synthesizers as part of the Logic and Reason packages of audio software on Mac OSX. Both pieces were realized in 2004.
Instrumental
The Pond for horn and piano. This recording of The Pond is the world premiere as performed by Jennifer Daigle, horn, and Allison Ringold, piano. Both performers were in the master’s program at Bowling Green State University at the time of the performance on April 13, 2006.
Searching the Shore for Silence for clarinet. There are two recordings of this piece, neither the world premiere. Shannon Paschall, a master’s student at Bowling Green State University at the time of the recordings, played the work twice in recital. The first recording is from February 9, 2006; the second recording is from April 2, 2006.
Winter for keyboard, a suite in three movements. This recording of Winter made by Simeon Waseen in recital at Bowling Green State University is one possible realization of this keyboard suite. Other successful interpretations have included organ and harpsichord (though no recording of these version is currently available).
