Category: Music

2015 Boulder Cello Project/Chase the Music Collaboration Concert

This weekend I’m partnering with the Boulder Cello Project and Chase the Music to put on our 3rd annual concert for children in critical situations. This year’s concert is for a brother and sister and will feature a bold musical celebration of these two amazing kids.

My latest composition, Awe & Joy, scored for Flute, Horn, Percussion, and Cello Ensemble, will be premiered at the concert this Sunday, August 9, 2015 in Boulder, CO. The concert is free and we have plenty of room in the hall for guests. Details and RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/concert-for-ayla-and-jayden-tickets-17769911283.

New Sheet Music Library: The Story

After nearly two years of planning, false starts, and development, I finally launched a new sheet music library. In this post, I’ll discuss the development and implementation process, design decisions, and how I created this project in a way that the source code will be available for anyone to use for free. History I started posting my cello ensemble compositions…

Three Etudes for Cello Choir

Since the Boulder Cello Project is facing a shortage of accessible, mixed-difficulty-level sheet music, and I’ve been wanting to do more short compositions, I’ve decided to write a series of etudes for cello choir. Each one has a hard one-page limit to keep things well-scoped, and to force my ideas into succinct presentations that could be expanded into full pieces at some point.

Being for cello choir, they’re designed to work best for large groups of cellists (I’d generally consider at least 3 per part to be a good threshold between “ensemble” and “choir”). Being mixed-difficulty-level, they’re most appropriate for groups of cellists with widely differing abilities and musical backgrounds (Boulder Cello Project has adult beginners, professionals, and everywhere in between).

To keep things interesting, I’m attempting to do one etude per day. And to also record each one (multi-tracking so that I can cover every part). So far, it’s going pretty well, other than the every day part. Here’s what I have so far:

Sheet music is available in my sheet music library:

Cello Expressions Sheet Music Library