IN-PROGRESS

All works that I’ve started working on or plan writing within the next two years.
These works may be commissions or may be just for fun!

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Fanfare for a Snowball Fight – Brass Ensemble
From the Marsh – Concert Band
We Kicked the Hornets Nest – Trumpet Ensemble
The Wandersail – Wind Ensemble
To Beat the Wind and Race a Storm – Wind Ensemble
The Tale of the Three Brothers – New Music Ensemble
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Ensemble Breakdown

Large Ensemble

Fanfare for a Snowball Fight

  • Instrumentation: 6 trpts., 4 horns, 2 t.bone, 1 b.bone, 2 euphs., 2 tubas, 3 percussion (1. tambourine) (2. sus. cymbal, snare drum) (3. bass drum)

  • Duration: 3 minutes

  • Expected Grade Level: 3.5 (for adv. middle schools, high schools and college groups)

  • Programmatic Description: Ball up your snow, build your forts, and prepare for the greatest snowball fight you’ve ever wit- OH MY GOD! ARE THEY USING YELLOW SNOW?!? Gross!!

  • Deadline: June 30, 2025

From the Marsh

  • Instrumentation: Concert Band

  • Duration: 7 minutes

  • Expected Grade Level: 4

  • Deadline: July 28, 2025

“The Wandersail: The Consequences of a Dead King”

  • Instrumentation: Concert Band

  • Duration: 12 minutes

  • Expected Grade Level: 5

  • Deadline: January 12, 2026

“The Man Who Beat the Wind & Raced a Storm”

  • Instrumentation: Concert Band

  • Duration: 15 minutes

  • Expected Grade Level: 5 - 5.5

  • Programmatic Inspiration

  • Deadline: November 19, 2026


“The Girl Who Looked Up”

  • Instrumentation: Concert Band

  • Duration: 8 minutes

  • Expected Grade Level: 4

  • Deadline: May 15, 2027

“The Dog Who Became a Dragon”

  • Instrumentation: Concert Band

  • Duration: 20 minutes

  • Expected Grade Level: 5

  • Programmatic Inspiration

  • Deadline: December 2, 2027