

“DOC”
The picture is larger on the page, to match the man’s outsize personality. This is what Scott Huston looked like during my years of...


The Ten “Perfect” Pieces
Grad school: composition seminar. This was a chance to talk shop with your fellow student composers, led by a member of the composition...


Living in the ‘Interior World’
"When I compose it's an inner discipline that controls me. No concerts, rehearsals, interviews! It's another way of living and I prefer...
Langston Hughes
There is something about the poetry of Langston Hughes that makes me want to write for voice! The simplicity and directness of the...


Heidelberg Theater: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Last fall, Heidelberg Theater Director Chris Tucci and I discussed a possible collaboration for a non-traditional presentation of...


Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA)
It has been much too long since I last had a chance to really “get away” to do some serious writing! My last sabbatical from school was...


Joan McConnell performed at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Joan and I enjoyed a couple of days at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where Joan presented a noon-time...