2/7/26, NYC – Trombone trio Skyline Bones just premiered Of Time at the National Opera Center, my first performance by a professional brass ensemble. (Also my first time composing for alto trombone!) Here are a few excerpts:
More on my catalog’s brass page.
Since January I’ve been learning French horn, taking lessons from my amazing Boston Conservatory colleague Anne Howarth.
2025 Highlights
Boston, MA – Spring semester I studied trombone and euphonium with Jim O’Dell in Berklee’s Music Ed department and wrote some beginner low brass duets, trios, and quartets for the class. In the summer I studied trumpet with Dan Fleury, and in the fall I rented a trombone with an F attachment to help me compose more advanced repertoire.
Here’s an excerpt from my brass quintet, “Catching Our Breath:”
Athens, Greece – Philippos Nakas Conservatory. The Galan Trio gave the EU premiere of my second piano trio. This was my first performance in Greece.
USA – I received an ASCAP Plus Award for achievement in concert music.
World – My children’s album, Because He Was a Weasel, published under Eleanor and Friends two years ago, has now received 4000+ streams on Spotify. I am so grateful I got to record with these wonderful musicians! Congrats to Shradha Ganesh, who got a 2025 Grammy nomination for lead vocals on Ricky Kejosej’s “Break of Dawn.”
2024 Highlights
Lincoln, NE – Glenn Korff School of Music. Visiting Artist Bill Wielgus premiered FortEtude 1 for unaccompanied oboe. Bill has also appeared at many major summer music festivals including Aspen, Tanglewood, and Spoleto, and performed with the National Symphony Orchestra 1990-2017. His marvelous recording is here. See the score here. This was my first performance in Nebraska.
Louisville, KY – American String Teachers Association Conference. Conference participants performed FortEtude 3 for unaccompanied viola. Listen and see the score here. This was my first performance in Kentucky.
Boston, MA – Berklee College of Music. Boston Conservatory graduate students Coleton Morgan, Andrew Coleman, Keaton Shaw, Haoyu “Max” Li, and Alainna Pack premiered Music for 5, my first reed quintet. There is also a version for open instrumentation. Listen and see the score here.
Montgomery, NY – Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series. The NU Quintet premiered Rise, my first wind quintet. Since their 2021 founding, the NU Quintet has performed at New York’s Salon Series, the Pierrot Chamber Music Festival, and the University of Florida. Listen and see the score here.