* FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9TH - GREAT DAY SA

Bravo to soprano Elise Miller and tenor James Dykman for waking up early this morning to perform an excerpt from THE WAR BRIDE, to promote the premiere this Saturday at Luminaria Festival.  Click on the photo for the performance!  

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* WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 7TH - TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO
AMAZING article from Texas Public Radio that perfectly encapsulates what I'm trying to accomplish not only with my headphone opera but in my music career as a whole.  Thanks to Nathan Cone for taking the time to interview me.  

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* NOVEMBER 11TH - HEADPHONE OPERA RECAP

By far the most intense performance I've composed for, directed and produced.  I will have so many photos to share in the coming days and a full fledged documentary.  Thank you immensely to all the support from friends, family, fans and new fans!  Thanks for going on this 'close to home' journey of THE WAR BRIDE with me.  

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* WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24TH - MUSIC IN THE PARK

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* SUNDAY OCTOBER 28TH - THE WAR BRIDE

I am thrilled the time has finally come to premiere my headphone opera titled, THE WAR BRIDE.  This is the story of my late grandmother, Jean Groundsell, who grew up as a poor teenage British girl living in Chichester when WWII broke out in England. Follow her brave journey as she boards the S.S. Saturnia and ventures to America in 1945. The concert is November 10th at Hemisfair Park during Luminaria Festival.  Two performances run at 7:30 and 8:30.  See map just below for exact location of THE WAR BRIDE in Hemisfair Park. 

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* WEDNESDAY OCOBER 17TH - ORLANDO TO SAN ANTONIO

I have a big performance at Immerse Festival with Opera Del Sol on Oct 19th & 20th.  If you are in Orlando and not at Disney, I'm pretty sure you are aware of Immerse and the Creative City Project! Then on Saturday October 27th I'm premiering new music for megaphone choir, bamboo percussion, baritone sax w/fx pedals and the 6 sided keyboard!  

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* WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10TH - DENMARK & YACHTING & RENEGADE

OK, so I have to admit that I really dig that the Current called me a "Renegade" composer.  That just has a ring to it and I'd never give myself a nickname. I also really dig the way that the visual component for Yachting with the Kennedy's came out.  I mean those gold toilets look siiiick!  Here I am in Denmark hanging with such an amazing array of talented composers and feeling good about the immersive experience that came out of the performance last Saturday.  If you came, I hope you took something home with you.  And if you didn't...well...tough luck!  But you can read the Currents preview HERE.  And click on the photo below to see some of the action. After Denmark I have concerts coming up in Orlando and in San Antonio.  Here they are... (for addresses of performances go to my TOUR page

October 20: Immerse Festival in Orlando - new choral work titled Orlando Unite
October 27: Music in the Park in San Antonio - new works for percussion on bamboo, megaphone choir and more 6 sided keboard
November 10: Luminaria Festival in San Antonio - Premiere of my Headphone Opera

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* TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 4TH - YACHTING WITH THE KENNEDYS at SAMA

After a long summer, I'm back and trying out a new concept of an immersive experience at the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) on Saturday October 6th from 3pm - 5pm. 

The basis of Yachting with the Kennedy’s is creating this surrealistic world by placing musicians, performers and costumed characters in various gallery spaces in the museum, where attendees can explore and engage. Those who dare enter this world will also be encouraged to participate in a scavenger hunt in which discovering clues can activate secret performances. 

The finale will be new works I've composed on a 1970’s vintage 6-sided keyboard. This unique vintage keyboard has six key stations with different outputs which will allow me to create a surround sound experience in the Great Hall at SAMA. Inspired by director, Luis Buñuel’s Le Fantôme de la liberté, each of the six pianists will use a gold toilet as their piano bench and each will be dressed in full regalia.

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* THURSDAY AUGUST 30TH - FALL FINALLY

After Orlando it was a relatively quiet summer. I spent a lot of summer composing new material for my Headphone Opera and this beast - the 6-Sided keyboard. I'm excited to premiere it throughout the fall. I'll post some cool updates on the Headphone Opera and the 6-Sided Keyboard.

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* THURSDAY JULY 12TH - OPERA ON A BUS ORLANDO

My first time in Orlando was quite the success.  I brought my Opera on a Bus to a new audience and it got raving reviews and a ton of coverage.  Click on the photo for the Orlando Sentinel review and click this link for a review by Telemundo.  The bottom photo is a snap shot at the premiere of my piece I wrote for Orlando Contemporary Chamber Orchestra called, Legion of Felix.  

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* TUESDAY JULY 2ND - FIRST TIME IN ORLANDO

Next concert stop(s) will be my first ever stop in this city they call Orlando! Excited to have a composition of mine open up this film & video game inspired concert, performed by the Orlando Contemporary Chamber Orchestra. Then a special surprise next week with Opera del Sol for a small rendition of my Opera on Bus in downtown Orlando...

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* MONDAY JUNE 4TH - NEW MUSIC MIXER

Join me in Austin on June 12th at Friends & Allies Brewing for the KMFA Radio series, New Music Mixer.  I'll talk about past, present and future music projects.  Just a chance to relax, taste great local beer and talk classical music.

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* MAY 22ND - HEADPHONE OPERA coming this fall...

I woke up to friends' texts of this article that came out today in the San Antonio Express-News. Went and found a few physical copies to save for my mama.  You can read the online article HERE

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