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If you are in the Lawrence area, I recommend coming to see the play “Keely and Du.” It’s a controversial play that explores the gray areas of… well, you’ll just have to come find out for yourself. :-)

Nota bene: the…

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Tomorrow morning I’m off to St. Louis to attend the premiere of my new composition, titled “Div.” It should be a fun trip since I’m traveling with some members of the KU Helianthus ensemble, namely Mike Kirkendoll, Mary Fukushima, and…

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A I mentioned in my last post, I’m working on some music for a play my wife is directing at KU called “Keely and Du.” Tonight I finished the music for the very end, when the lights go down.

It’s not…

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Wow, I feel like I need to brush the dust off of this site. :-) Sorry for not posting in a while. This semester is busy beyond belief for me, but thankfully it is my last semester of classes!

Composition update: I…

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And so begins (hopefully) my last semester taking classes at KU. Don’t get me wrong, I still have lots left to do, such as theory projects, a recital, comps, orals, and a dissertation, but this should be my last semester…

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It’s the end of the Fall 2006 at KU. Thus completes another semester and a couple more notches on the eventual graduation checklist. It’s been a busy semester. My first symphony had its world premiere, I received my first job…

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I came across this unique video, and thought I would share it here. Hear the first movement of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 like you’ve never heard it before! I can only imagine how much time it must have taken to…

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For those of you in Lawrence, you are invited to attend the premiere of my new quartet, titled “Nommo.” Meggi Sweeney, a senior dance major at KU, has created choreography for this three-movement piece, and we’ve been rehearsing it this…

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As many of you know, I was in Greece this past summer, writing music for a production of “The Bacchae.” We first performed this play in as part of the Oiniades Theatre Festival back in July.

Lo and behold, someone has…

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Yes, it’s been a while since I last posted. Sorry about that. As usual, the semester has a way of getting out of control, and I’ve suddenly found myself rather busy the last few weeks.

The most recent news I have…

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