Upcoming Concert in NYC

If you're in New York on November 22nd, please come and hear this marvelous trio (Eight Strings & a Whistle - flute, viola and 'cello) perform at the Tenri Cultural Institute. They will perform "... and nothing remains the same." More information about the concert is available at this link:

http://eightstringsandawhistle.com/in-concert/upcoming.html 

Beautiful Performance.

It was a wonderful evening at the Machias Bay Chamber Concerts in Machias, Maine on Tuesday, July 2. The wonderful trio Eight Strings & a Whistle performed the work I composed for them last year, “...and nothing remains the same”. 
 
The short work is an essay on change and the ephemeral nature of our world. The opening unison note and apparently static chords feature the “white” sounds of string harmonics and non-vibrato flute. These evolve into individual instrumental lines, gradually becoming more expressive and distinct. The instruments take turns breaking away into their own short solo cadenzas, leading to a section of counterpoint of instrumental gestures. The work ends as the instrumental lines dissolve into fleeting, vaporous scale passages.
 
Click here for an mp3 audio file.

Another Busy Month, June.

I had a great time performing the American Landscapes program in Lubec as part of the SummerKeys faculty concert series. One addition: Roberto Pace’s A Dance in the Desert; for the occasion Roberto played the second piano part and Gene Nichols played percussion.

My son Spencer was also here; three days later he ran in the first Bay of Fundy International Marathon. Click here for a couple of photos.

Next up: Eight Strings & a Whistle will perform “...and nothing remains the same” at the Machias Bay Chamber Concerts in Machias, Maine on Tuesday, July 2. They are a wonder to work with!