Welcome
Over the last bunch of years I’ve composed, performed, arranged, and produced a lot of music with a lot of… Read Article →
Asymmetrical Memory
Asymmetrical memories,Swirling among old photos,Faded, unfamiliar but intimately known,In part, uncertain like particles of history unique to the observer,Black and… Read Article →
O Spirit, that dost prefer
Had this one sitting on the shelf since 2008, but finally got a lovely recording of it, thanks to the… Read Article →
Symphonic Dance No. 1
Symphonic Dance No. 1 is actually an abridged version of the second movement of my first symphony, and is essentially… Read Article →
Cartographic Etude No. 1
This piece is a study in the imaginary tradition of navigating by means of melodic lines. I heard a story… Read Article →
Soneto
For piano, contrabass, mezzo soprano, and baritone. I was not familiar with Conde de Villamediana (Juan de Tassis), but I… Read Article →
Three Spaces
“Windsor Blue Number Seventeen” Three Spaces uses percussion to explore three different types of space as they relate to composition…. Read Article →
The Golden Deer
Deep in the forest life is good and the cares of the world are far away. But trouble is brewing… Read Article →
Elegy (Wood Moths)
This piece was originally sketched – as the main title suggests – as a tribute to a friend who had recently… Read Article →
Habitat
In 1990-91, bassist Ian Rashkin and pianist Todd Harper played together in “The Seekers of Beauty”, a Minneapolis based jazz… Read Article →
Telemachus at Pylos
A short fantasy for woodwind quintet played here by the Patagonia Winds, January 2020. If you’ve read the Odyssey, you… Read Article →
Stella’s Morning After Blues
A nice arrangement/interpretation for solo piano by George Spicka, recorded live at An Die Musik on Oct. 16, 2016. Here… Read Article →
Selected Jazz Tunes
I did a few recordings of some of my jazz tunes with various friends back in 2004 – here they… Read Article →