Glory Gone Documentary

* SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 24TH - GLORY GONE DOCUMENTARY

I have even more content from my production on Glory Gone earlier this month in Albuquerque for hispanic heritage month. Watch the cast talk about their experience working on their roles.

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Cadence of Life Poster

* FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 22ND 2023 - GOING TO DES MOINES

Judy Pfaff's art will be part of the backdrop for my opera, The Cadence of Life, at Anderson Galleries in Des Moines. Register to attend for free on October 5th. Let's gooooooo 

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Glory Gone (Full Performance Vid)

* THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21ST 2023 - GLORY GONE (Full Performance Video)

Together with my buddy Scott Langford we were able to capture all of the performance! We didn't set out to stitch together the full performance so it can get shaky at times, but I hope you enjoy what it felt like being immersed in Glory Gone.

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The Cadence of Life

* SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 16TH 2023 - THE CADENCE OF LIFE

WOW! Premiering Glory Gone in Albuquerque last week was simply AMAZING! Next up, I'm in Des Moines for the premiere of The Cadence of Life in conjunction with the Drake University opera program. The premiere is October 5th at Anderson Galleries. 

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Glory Gone

* THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 14TH 2023 - GLORY GONE OPERA

Epic Trailer Alert! I stitched this together last night after our dress rehearsal. It's as a sneak peek into all the hard work the cast, crew and orchestra have put into Glory Gone in less than a week. I hope you'll come join us for the premiere tonight at 7pm at The Maxwell Museum in Albuquerque

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* THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7TH - GLORY GONE

I'm thrilled to kick off my fall season in Albuquerque this with the premiere of my opera, Glory Gone, at the Maxwell Museum. Glory Gone explores themes of “restoring voices and the search for one’s purpose and identity in the face of racial discrimination,” says the composer.

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Fall 2023 season announcement

* MONDAY AUGUST 21ST - FALL 2023 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT

Fall 🍁 2023 • No hometown performances but I’m thrilled to be sharing my work in new 🏙️ markets. My summer was spent writing ✍️ 14-16 hours a day to complete 5 new operettas & personally I think it’s some of my best work to date. Now the fun part of staging, directing and producing begins. Let’s conquer the world 🌎 one show at a time bb 🙌🏽 

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KMFA Interview - 96-HR Opera Project

* SUNDAY JUNE 4TH 2023 - KMFA INTERVIEW/96-HOUR OPERA PROJECT

It was so lovely to reconnect with my friend Judlyne Gibson who first interviewed me in 2013 when I released my first symphony on vinyl. In this interview we talked about my upcoming participation in The Atlanta Opera's 96-Hour Opera Project. Click on the image to listen!

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Stanley

* SUNDAY MAY 28TH 2023 - EPIC VIDEO AT THE STANLEY MUSEUM

Ok, so you gotta check out this intro made epic by my friend Stephen Carlock's killer voice over! This was such a fun group to work with and they all really helped push the limits of my immersive works. I'm hoping to get back to Iowa City next year. Stay tuned....

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Columbia Museum of Art Doc

* MONDAY MAY 8TH 2023 - COLUMBIA DOCUMENTARY

I'm excited to share this documentary I made on the process of bringing my immersive opera to life in Columbia South Carolina in April. I hope you enjoy!!!

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Daily Iowan Review

* MONDAY MAY 1ST 2023 - OPERA PERFORMANCE REVIEW

Thanks to Emily at the Daily Iowan for coming and reviewing my immersive opera at the Stanley Museum!

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The Daily Iowan 2.0

* WEDNESDAY APRIL 26TH - THE DAILY IOWAN 2.0

The Daily Iowan interview myself, conductor Alex Arellano and sopranos Jordan McCready and Rachel Kobernick. Check out the article. Then check out the concert tomorrow at the Stanley Museum of Art. 

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The Daily Iowan pics

* TUESDAY APRIL 25TH - THE DAILY IOWAN

The Daily Iowan stopped by our first rehearsal on Monday. They captured some great shots as we worked through some early staging before we get in the museum. The immersive opera performance is free and open to the public on Thursday April 27th at 6:30pm at the Stanley Museum of Art.

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