PERFORMANCES/EVENTS
Spring/Summer 2026
March 7: Flutist Kathy Weidenfeller will perform my Five Preludes for Flute Alone at the famed Church of the Cross in Hahti, Finland.
April 29: Brent Crites performs my Reflections on a Southern Hymn for solo horn on his Senior Recital at the MidAmerican Nazarene University in the Bell Cultural Events Center in Olathe, Kansas.
April 29: Saxophonist Ronitt Dhalliwal will perform my Three Small Resonant Pieces for alto saxophone and piano on a recital at the Hartt School of the University of Hartford at 5 pm in Berkman Auditorium.
August 8: The Miller-Porfiris Duo performs my Geyser Gazing in Yellowstone Park for violin and viola at the Seigla Festival in Reykjavik, Iceland. The duo commissioned this piece as part of their National Parks Project. The performance will take place in Iceland's premiere performance venue, Harpa.
News
Wind Quintet Recording Drops
A new CD of music performed by the amazing Belfiato Wind Quintet was released on April 4. The release features a recording of my Five American Portraits for Five Wind Instruments. I travelled to Prague, Czechia last May to help produce the recording. The album is available in Dolby Atmos and as a visual album.
New Work Featured On Tour By the US Coast Guard Band
My work Riding the Crest was featured in eleven concerts by the United States Coast Guard Band during its February West Coast tour of Washington, Oregon and Northern California. The work was commissioned by the USCGB in celebration of its centenary and premiered on February 2 on the campus of the US Coast Guard at Leamy Hall in New London, Connecticut. A video of the premiere performance is to be released soon. The above photo was taken at the band's February 20 concert in Bellingham, Washington in the beautiful Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington.
New Recording of Solo Horn Work Released
Summit Records has released a new CD titled COURAGE! that features virtuoso horn player Valerie Whitney. Included the program of nine works is my for solo horn titled Reflections on a Southern Hymn. Only one piece out of the nine works on the diverse program uses piano to accompany the horn. Valerie says that my piece was one of the first she bought for her library after beginning to play the horn at age 10. She has performed with the Chicago Symphony, Chicago Lyric Opera, Milwaukee Symphony and Florida Symphony. Valerie now teaches at the University of British Columbia. If you love the horn, you need to get this amazing CD.