I performed my composition Nightingale with Christina-Wright Ivanova on the October 27th Nextet Concert at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Here is a video recording:
Performance of “Remember” by UNLV Chamber Chorale
Remember (2012, rev. 2015) for SATB chorus and piano
This is a live performance of “Remember” (2012) by the UNLV Chamber Chorale under the direction of David Weiller; Jae Ahn-Benton, piano. They performed this at Ham Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas on October 20, 2015.
“Remember”
by Christina Rossetti
Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you plann’d:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.
(http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174266)
“Chase the Stars” for big band on SoundCloud
I uploaded the audio recording of the premiere of my new big band piece to SoundCloud this morning and wanted to share! This piece is titled Chase the Stars and has two versions. The original version was written for the ensemble ShoutHouse (for soprano, MC, flute, clarinet, string quartet, vibes/glock, piano, electric guitar, bass, and drums). Then I wrote this version for big band that features Jorge Machain on trumpet, and conducted the premiere of it with the UNLV Jazz Ensemble 1 at Ham Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas: