As a composer, sometimes it’s difficult to quickly come up with new ideas. Especially because new ideas require lots of hard work to transform into something amazing! For today’s composition tip, let’s look at how to revisit and reuse your old material to make it better than ever. Real Life Example: Heartbeat Here is my […]
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On April 26, 2019, I had the opportunity to perform a 50-minute concert as part of the Oregon State University Music à la Carte series. The majority of the pieces performed were premiers of my own compositions, and I want to share a little bit about the experience with you! Today I want to discuss […]
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This week I want to share with you my piece Adagio for Violin and Piano.I actually wrote this piece in March 2016 as the final project for my composition class at OSU. My friend Jayanthi Joseph was willing to play the violin for me for the performance in class and in the video above, and she […]
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I did a thing, you guys. Here’s a video: I wrote the piece Nebulae for Oregon State University (OSU) conductor Dr. Chris Chapman and the OSU Chamber Winds Ensemble. We premiered it (I’m on the piano) on Friday, February 24th, 2017, in the Memorial Union lounge as part of the university’s Music á la Carte program. […]
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