

Songs of Celebration: Making an Old Work New Again
Songs of Celebration, Mvt. 3 Listen to Movement 3, Song to the Holy Spirit in the Choral section of the Recordings page. What does a...


Songs of Celebration Comes to Cincinnati
Songs of Celebration, a three-movement work that commemorates the Easter and Pentecost seasons, will have its Cincinnati premiere on...


Music at Kenwood: Joan McConnell, Organ Recital
For those of you who are in the greater Cincinnati area: Joan and I would like to invite you to Joan’s solo recital, the first one she...


Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Some background on my latest organ work, The Light of Light Descending, a theme and variations composition, based on the French carol,...


Professor Emeritus Honor
Hey, I made the cut! Heidelberg University has provided me with a new title: Professor Emeritus of Composition and Music. The honor was...


Writing for Choirs
Choral music has always been a very natural and personal mode of expression for me. I love to write for choral forces; when we sing, we...


Putting it Together: An Update on Eurydice
Last fall, I had the pleasure or reading James Lapine’s new book, Putting it Together. In it, Lapine chronicles the day-to-day experience...


Eurydice Opens at Heidelberg February 11
Work continues on the Heidelberg production of Eurydice, by Sarah Ruhl, directed by my good friend and colleague, David Cotter. The cast...


I'm Just A Squeeze-box in an All-Polka Band
You have probably seen the infamous cartoon: a robber invades a private home, ties up the woman of the house and begins to ransack the...


Redefining a Classic Story
Jean Raoux, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Even in retirement, I intend to continue my work as a composer. Coming in February 2022:...







































