" I Can't Breathe........"
You know the story if you live in this country. On May 25, 2020, a Minneapolis police officer ended the life of George Floyd during an...
The Teasdale Project
For many years, I have read and enjoyed the poetry of Sara Teasdale. Her overall style is most lyric, one that lends itself to musical...
Opening the Lockless Door......
Heidelberg graduate Ben Lupo wanted to commission a choral work for his a cappella choir at Bryan High School in Bryan, Ohio. Ben was one...
Music to honor Bob.......
When Joan and I first arrived in Tiffin in the summer of 2000, Bob and Donna Overholt became two of our newest friends. They welcomed us...
A New Evening with Langston Hughes
Almost 20 years after Langston’s Lot, my first song cycle on the poetry of Langston Hughes, my dear friends and colleagues Gail Levinsky...
Meeting old friends at Fisk University
With Organist Tony Williams, after the concert My association with the Southeastern Composers Forum goes back to 1990, when I was a new...
A Curious Collaboration!
I have always enjoyed my time in theatre, either as a music director or as a composer. During my years at Heidelberg. I have worked with...
200th Anniversary Concert
Joan was invited by Pastor Don Loving, of Milan Presbyterian Church, in Milan, Ohio, to give an organ recital in honor of the...
Oboes in Wisconsin
Doug, Melissa, Allison It was an honor to have my Four States of Mind, for oboe and piano presented at the annual conference of the...
A Simple Collaboration - live!
After months of simple rehearsals, Bill Reyer and I gave our Palm Sunday vocal program, an evening of favorite songs, selected and...
