I often get questions about what inspired a specific work, or how I get inspiration for pieces in general. Do I start with a text and set it to music, or do I start with a musical idea and write…
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Jun 5 2022
The Road Forward
So much has happened in the last-- five years?-- since I've posted to this blog. There have been so many times that I've thought I should get back to it. There was the move back from Alabama to New Mexico,…
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Mar 1 2017
Songscape: "To Dust"
"I will grow from the ground
after you burn me down."
-Ingrid Michelson, "Fire"
Today is Ash Wednesday, the day that (as our minister claimed in this evening's sermon) at least one child has described as "the day all United…Read more
after you burn me down."
-Ingrid Michelson, "Fire"
Today is Ash Wednesday, the day that (as our minister claimed in this evening's sermon) at least one child has described as "the day all United…Read more
Nov 11 2016
"Rise Up:" A Call for Compassion
Compassion.
This is the thing I see most missing from our national discourse as of late. Compassion... and empathy. Each of us is so sure that we are right that we fail to put ourselves in the shoes of another…Read more
This is the thing I see most missing from our national discourse as of late. Compassion... and empathy. Each of us is so sure that we are right that we fail to put ourselves in the shoes of another…Read more
Feb 5 2016
Running a Revolution: Ignoring the Naysayers
When I was a kid, I absolutely hated physical activity of any sort- ESPECIALLY running. Having to do any of those short sprints in gym class was some circle of hell, reserved for overweight kids who, incidentally, liked to sing…Read more
Nov 12 2015
The DIY Musician: Music Videos
I'll be the first to admit that I have a problem. It's a serious problem. I have a constant need to be creating things. If I'm not creating something, I'm thinking about creating something, and I'm usually in both of…Read more
Sep 14 2015
A Tale of Two Cities
As I write this, it has been almost four weeks since I left Santa Fe to embark on a new life journey. In July, I was called to be the new full time Director of Music Ministries at the First…Read more
Jul 7 2014
An Evolutionary Process
It’s a classic tale of “one thing led to another.” Microphones were purchased. New audio interfaces were hooked up. New software, plugins, and sound pathways were examined. What began as an experiment to test what I could come up with…
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May 9 2014
Songscape: Moonrise
In June of last year, I had the privilege of participating in an “Earth Honoring Faith” Seminar at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, NM. The week consisted of interactive workshops that showed that Faith and honoring Creation are certainly not mutually…
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Apr 28 2014
Exploring A New Wilderness
When I first started dabbling in recorded media a few years ago, I was under the assumption that there is only one right “sound” for a recorded project and the recording engineer knows what that sound is. Further, said divine…
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Apr 18 2014
No Greater Love
At last night’s Maundy Thursday service at the United Church of Santa Fe, an augmented version of the Sanctuary Choir premiered my newest piece, “No Greater Love.” This was a piece that got me up in the middle of the…
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Apr 14 2014
The Balancing Act
Through the wonders of social media, last week I saw a headline from The Spectator Magazine entitled “The mean bullying maestro is extinct- or should be.” The article by Peter Phillips (of Tallis Scholars fame) asserts that deplorable behavior from…
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