* SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 22ND 2024

My opera in Spanish, La Malinche Traitor | Savior, is going to be performed at the inaugural Opera Austin Festival later this year on November 16th. I'd love if you came to see it! Please mark your calendar. Tickets go on sale in October.

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The Thinker

* MONDAY AUGUST 26TH 2024 - THE THINKER OPERA

I made this about my latest immersive opera production, The Thinker. Featuring music & interviews with the cast at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Check out the EPIC intro ⚡️

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CPR & Local 12 Cincy

* WEDNESDAY AUGUST 14TH 2024 - CINCINNATI PUBLIC RADIO & LOCAL 12

It's been a whole lotta fun this week in Cincy! I'm making the press rounds to promote my new immersive opera, The Thinker, that premieres on Friday at The Cincinnati Art Museum. It's gonna be a doozy.

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CityBeat

* WEDNESDAY AUGUST 7TH 2024 - CITYBEAT CINCINNATI

Shoutout to Pen Perkins for the writeup in the CityBeat about my new opera I'm premiering on August 16th at the Cincinnati Art Museum. 

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IDEA Grant

* FRIDAY JULY 26TH - IDEA GRANT AWARD WINNER

That's what's up!!! So excited to make some noise on this project with Anita Gonzalez. We are expanding Faces in the Flames. Here is the excerpt we first worked on with The Atlanta Opera - https://youtu.be/51bwlxZ2IKQ

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Cincinnati

* TUESDAY JUNE 25TH - NEW OPERA IN CINCINNATI

Next up, I'll be taking my talents to Cincy! On August 16th, I'll be premiering a new immersive opera titled, The Thinker, at the Cincinnati Art Museum. The Thinker is a short opera about French sculptor Auguste Rodin and his colorful life. The opera highlights and explores Rodin's humble beginnings, salacious affairs, life-long love for Rose Beuret and his encounters with iconic contemporaries like Claude Monet. Got friends in Cincy? Invite them! Click on the poster for the ticket link

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Opera Austin Festival

* THURSDAY MAY 16TH 2024 - OPERA AUSTIN FESTIVAL

I've decided to start an opera festival in the city I grew up in. Maybe I'm crazy for adding more to my plate but something in the air is stirring and plus it's Gemini season so it's hittin' hard! The inaugural festival will be on November 16th 2024. KMFA has partnered with me as the media sponsor. A whole lotta details will be unveiled in the coming months. Let's rock n' roll bb 😎

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CITY OF DREAMS EP RELEASE

* WEDNESDAY APRIL 24TH - CITY OF DREAMS EP RELEASE

I wrote these songs for soprano Lucianna Astorga as a song cycle which she premiered during SXSW in March of 2023. A few months later we decided to record them in the studio and today we released them on all streaming platforms.

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16-Pianos

* WEDNESDAY APRIL 10TH 2024 - 16 PIANOS DOCUMENTARY

I finished cutting a short documentary on my 16 Pianos concert from last month in Des Moines

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EL CONQUISTADOR FOOTAGE

* FRIDAY APRIL 5TH 2024 - EL CONQUISTADOR FOOTAGE

I finally had time to stitch together a handful of excerpts from El Conquistador. Here ya go...

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We are iowa

* FRIDAY MARCH 22ND - WE ARE IOWA CAME OUT!!!

The news came out and covered my 16-Pianos concert. Click on the video to see footage as well as an interview with me. 

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* THURSDAY MARCH 21ST 2024 - DSM MAGAZINE

Thanks to Michael Morain at DSM Magazine for the preview of 16-Pianos! Opening night was a HUGE success. Tonight we have our 2nd and final performance. Video and photos to come...

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Good Morning Iowa

* TUESDAY MARCH 19TH 2024 - GOOD MORNING IOWA

Thanks Chenue Her for having us on Good Morning Iowa to promote 16-Pianos in Surround Sound! I'm excited about the two concerts this week --- Wed 3/20 & Thur 3/21 at 7:30pm at Anderson Gallery at Drake University in Des Moines

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