Compositions
Large Ensemble
…by Shadow of the Moon (Full Orchestra)
I can remember a mundane moment in life, that I can never seem to escape: A cold winter’s night, frigid air beating against my face, Schostakovich string quartets repeating in my head, the moonlight shining off the snow. This imagine has never left me, and probably never will.
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It takes an instrument of great power to capture the magnitude of earth’s oceans, and one instrument most capable of capturing this image is the tuba. Under Mountains of Ocean shows the power, serenity, and life living in the oceans. The first movement is a musical emblem of the power of the oceans. I’m always facinated by the power the ocean has to completely change entire landscapes via erosion, or to render entire populated areas uninhabitable. The second movement demonstrates the beauty and the calming nature I’ve experienced looking out to the horizon on the ocean, listening to the rise and fall of waves. The third movement is inspired by the life that lives in the sea: diverse, unique, and still largely unknown to humankind.
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Caldera (Full Orchestra)
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Ardor (Concert Band)
I always find myself drawn to people with an immense passion for music. Their energy is contagious, and it’s impossible to not want to immerse yourself in a project after even a simple lunch with one of these special people. This piece was written for my close friend, Conner Heinle, who has a musical flame that never dies.
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Chamber Ensemble
String Quartet No. 1
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Look Down, Fair Moon (Tenor, Cello/Violin and Piano)
Text written by Walt Whitman:
Look down, fair moon, and bathe this scene;
Pour softly down night’s nimbus floods, on faces ghastly, swollen, purple;
On the dead, on their backs, with their arms toss’d wide,
Pour down your unstinted nimbus, sacred moon.
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Scherzo Allemande (Piano Four Hands)
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Obsidian (Tuba and Percussion)
Commissioned by BrassTaps Duo, this piece is inspired by the rhythmic music of progressive metal band Meshuggah. that both Evan and Anthony are fans of. Obsidian created from the high temperatures of lava or magma, perfectly captures the essence of Meshuggah: heavy, dark, sharp, and often with jagged edges.
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Solo Works
Sky Darkens, Wind Rises (Flute and Piano)
The title Sky Darkens, Wind Rises comes from a stage direction given in the Herman Melville novel Moby Dick. The line marks a final point of cheerfulness from the preceding chapter that gives way to a much darker foreshadowing. This piece imitates the same progression of light to dark that Melville created. Flurries of flute runs become a darker storm as the piece progresses, until the storm gives way to light once again.
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Under Mountains of Ocean (Tuba and Piano)
It takes an instrument of great power to capture the magnitude of earth’s oceans, and one instrument most capable of capturing this image is the tuba. Under Mountains of Ocean shows the power, serenity, and life living in the oceans. The first movement is a musical emblem of the power of the oceans. I’m always facinated by the power the ocean has to completely change entire landscapes via erosion, or to render entire populated areas uninhabitable. The second movement demonstrates the beauty and the calming nature I’ve experienced looking out to the horizon on the ocean, listening to the rise and fall of waves. The third movement is inspired by the life that lives in the sea: diverse, unique, and still largely unknown to humankind.
Currently undergoing revisions