Current Events
2025
November
The Wyvern Afinado Guitar Orchestra(WAGO) will premiere the multimedia video version of the Mendip Hills Suite on their Fall recital. Somerset, UK. Date TBD.
September
Texas – Louisiana Recital Tour September 6-13.
Southwestern University
University of Louisiana-Monroe
Vocal and piano works featuring performances, lectures, and master classes by:
Claire Vangelisti, Katherine Altebello O’Brien, Richard Seiler, and Steve Landis.
April
HOT CHICKEN! will receive a performance by the UNCG tuba-euphonium ensemble. Date TBD.
Diurnes for solo piano will receive its UK premiere at The University of Manchester. Date TBD.
March
Mendip Hills Suite will receive a second performance by The Wyvern Afinado Guitar Orchestra(WAGO) on their Spring recital. Somerset, UK.
February
Slow Moments in the Driftless Zone will be performed on the UNCG Faculty Composer Concert.
2024
December
The Wyvern Afinado Guitar Orchestra
based in Somerset UK,
commissioned and will premiere the
Mendip Hills Suite, inspired by the
Mendip Hills National Landscape.
Details here.
November
Reflections will receive a performance by the Austin Peay State University Woodwind Area on November 21, 7:30pm.
October
The Greater Nashville Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble will premiere HOT CHICKEN! on their inaugural concert October 27. Archived livestream here.
The DePaul University trumpet ensemble will perform Reflections on the 13th. Details here.
Jörmungandr for bari sax quartet (or ensemble) is now available through my webstore!
September
WQ’s very own Erik Schmidt will perform the Unordered Suite for solo percussionist with his new group, Sounding Board. The group will perform in Greensboro on September 29th and then embark on their first international trip to perform at the Festival Internacional De Percusion UIS in Columbia. Video clip here!
August
Cimarron Music now carries From a Blue Bird’s Window for tuba and piano! The score is available here.
July
You can now follow the wild and whacky exploits of Winnfield Quartet on Instagram!
https://www.instagram.com/winnfieldquartet/
The Unordered Suite for solo percussionist received its UK premiere at the Royal Northern College of Music. Percussionist, Tom Hall.
Premiere recording here!
at SCRTEC 2024 hosted by Memphis University. Score available in web store!
June
KC VITAS will perform selections from Evocations on multiple concert events at the Kansas City Planetarium.
May
KC VITAS will perform selections from Evocations on multiple concert events at the Kansas City Planetarium.
Winnfield Quartet has been invited to perform Murder Hornets be Damned on an ensemble recital at MWRTEC 2024 hosted by Bowling Green State University.
Winnfield Quartet will perform Murder Hornets be Damned at SERTEC 2024
hosted by, Middle Tennessee State University.
April
The Raleigh Symphony Orchestra featuring tuba soloist, Dr. Will Gray Beach will give the orchestral premiere of Until Then, Skål on April 27th.
Jonathan Blake Borton will perform
Diurnes for solo piano on the
Annual Salem College New Music Concert on April 12th,
7:30pm in Shirley Auditorium.
On April 11 at 7:30pm, Dr. Luke Ellard and I will give a joint faculty composition recital at UNCG.
March
Addison Kotulski will premiere the 2023 re-imagining of Frustrations for horn(s) on her MM recital at UNCG. March 15, 7:30pm.
The Four Horsemen Tuba-Euphonium Quartet will perform FLIGHT on a recital at the South Central Regional Tuba-Euphonium Conference (SCRTEC) hosted by Memphis State University.
February
Slow Moments in the Driftless Zone for bari sax and double bass will premiere (video here!) on Dr. Steve Stusek’s faculty recital at UNCG in February. Dr. Stusek will also team-up with Winnfield Quartet for another performance of Murder Hornets be Damned!
Violist Dr. Scott Rawls and pianist Dr. Annie Jeng will premiere
On the Sparrow on the UNCG Faculty Composer’s Concert on February 2nd.
Live recording here!
January
Dr. Stephanie Ycaza and I will premiere a new duo for tuba and double bass that she commissioned, as well as perform Murder Hornets be Damned on her UNCG faculty recital. January 30, 7:30pm, Tew Recital Hall