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My brand-new choral song cycle “In Memoriam“, commissioned by Jonathan Bautista, is receiving its world premiere by Nova Vocal Ensemble this Sunday 5/21/17 at 7:30pm at Eagle Rock Covenant Church.
This has been my biggest and most important piece as of yet, as it reflects on the still very palpable American tragedies that occurred in 2016. Each movement of the text, beautifully written by Nova-member Sharon Goldstein, is dedicated to an American tragedy that occurred in 2016: specifically the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile in July of 2016, the Dallas Police shootings in July of 2016, and the Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting in June of 2016. The song cycle as a whole is an attempt to remember these and all victims of violence, while calling for the community to come together and overcome hatred with a unified love.
More information about this concert may be found here.
Tickets are $10 pre-sale/$15 at the door.
I am excited to share that my original score to the first Felix the Cat cartoon “Feline Follies” will be performed by a live orchestra, as part of the The Sound of Silents fundraiser concert for Vineyard Touring Opera Company. My score includes lots of “cat” orchestral sounds, including pizzicato strings and woodwind trills galore.
It will be an amazing evening full of music, film, schmoozing, beautiful views of LA at night, and light refreshments.
Tickets may be purchased here.
For a preview of the event, here is an orchestral mock-up of “Feline Follies” with my original score:
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Welcome to my brand new website, beautifully designed by Patrick Hassani, founder and owner of Business Website Builders.
The new website features:
- A brand-new Choral and Chamber Music Catalog
- Individual Pages for each of my music compositions, such as my latest arrangement of “What Child Is This”
- A new tagging system for my compositions, including tags such as Christmas or A Cappella
- An updated Shows list
I hope you enjoy checking it out and discover music that speaks to you.
If you see a piece you’d like to program or would like to commission a new piece, feel free to contact me and get in touch!
My arrangement of “What Child is This“, commissioned by Jonathan Bautista and Nova Vocal Ensemble, will be performed Nova Vocal Ensemble’s holiday concert: Go Tell It on the Mountain: A Concert for Christmas.Nova will be premiering my arrangement, as well as world premieres by composers Saunder Choi and David Conley.
Please come and join us for a festive evening of inspiring Christmas music!
The concert is at 8:00pm on December 5th at St. Mark’ Episcopal Church in Glendale, CA.
Tickets are $11 (plus a service fee). You can purchase tickets here.
More event info on my shows page.
I am singing in Southeast Symphony’s fantastic production of Carmina Burana, Carl Orff’s epic piece for double choir, children’s choir, and orchestra. Led by virtuoso conductor Anthony Parnther, this concert is going to be an invigorating and exciting experience.
The concert is May 22, 2016 at 4pm at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles.
Tickets can be purchased here.
I am very excited to announce that I am the official composer-in-residence for Nova Vocal Ensemble, led by Jonathan Bautista.
I have been commissioned to arrange the beautiful Scottish folk song “The Skye Boat Song”, which will be performed during our June 12th concert: A Fantasy. Tickets are $10 pre-sale and $15 at the door.
You can purchase pre-sale tickets here.
The fabulous Nova Vocal Ensemble will be performing my a cappella arrangement of “Coventry Carol”, commissioned by director and conductor Jonathan Bautista.
Tickets are $10 (+service fee) online and $12 at the door.
I will be singing in the choir as well. There are breath-taking a cappella choral pieces on this program, so I hope you can come see it!
I am very excited to announce that my a cappella piece “A Boat Beneath A Sunny Sky” will be performed at Disney California Adventure on Monday, August 17th 2015 by the wonderful Nova Vocal Ensemble!
You can listen to the piece before the fun begins at Disneyland!
I am excited to announce a free concert on Friday June 19th, 2015! I will be playing an hour long set with guitarist Ryan Ayers as part of the Canvas Concert Series at Canvas Church in Irvine, CA. We will be playing a bunch of new songs from our new duo The Notions Of, which is a unique blend of folk, pop, blues, and jazz.
Admission is free and so is the coffee!
You can read more information here!