Hail the Emperor – New Music for Orchestra

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I am happy to unveil my latest composition for orchestra: “Hail the Emperor”. It is about 9 minutes long and is scored for woodwinds in pairs, brass, timpani, 4 percussionists, harp, and strings.
If you think the title is a little on the grandiose side, [...]

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Jubilance and Lament – New Compositions

I am enclosing links to my latest compositions: The Jubilance and the Lament. Both works were composed to satisfy the final requirement of a counterpoint course in my undergraduate studies and both draw inspiration from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Das Wohltemperierte Klavier.
In their initial version, the Jubilance and the Lament were written for [...]

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Making Music Making Love

Several years ago I was in need of some mindless decompression and so I went to the movie theater to see a popular at that time chick flick The Devil Wears Prada. Perhaps the Prada story itself could serve as a topic for another post, but for now I would like to focus [...]

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Pursuit Of

Do you think we are
More sophisticated
Advanced
Civilized
Progressive?
Their pencils gave us calculus
Their inkwells – counterpoint
Their sliding rule – velocity of light
They spun the Earth around the Sun
Sailed the oceans by starlight
Boys argued theology in Latin
Slaying dragons in spare time
Adams wanted pursuit of virtue
But they preferred
Pursuit of happiness
One word
Could it be?
And here we are
As the world turns
Having [...]

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Prelude and Fugue – New compositions for piano solo

Lest you think I only write poetry these days, I am encolsing links to my latest music compositions.
Inspired by Johann Sebastian Bach’s Das Wohltemperierte Klavier in style and form, and influenced by the colorful progressions of the Impressionists, I wrote a Prelude and a Fuge in 3 voices. This time I ventured [...]

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Das Wohltemperierte Klavier

I will not be still
In the presence of eternity
Breathing into a fleeting moment
Blessed be the pleasures of the mind
The symmetry of the Universe
And the anticipation of a kiss
Of the immaculate conception
Oh, what is a frail human
To command the world
To resonate in concentric circles
To govern the ebb and flow of the soul
Everblooming overflowing
Effervescent lifesprings
Of invisible colors [...]

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Color Me Blue – new music for soprano saxophone, 2 vibraphones, and double bass

What happens when counterpoint meets jazz? Lot’s of interesting things. Colorful progressions, virtuoso solo passages, and a little bit of a “mood” are all found in my new composition Color Me Blue for soprano saxophone, 2 vibraphones, and double bass. This is not quite a standard set of instruments, but an interesting combination nevertheless.
Since, [...]

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Tango for a Rainy Day – New Music for Piano Solo

I have finished writing a pice for piano solo called “Tango for a Rainy Day”. Rich and mellow jazz harmonies as well as dissonant counterpoint meet in the Tango, a dance of passion and tension. Although at times melancholy and introspective, the Tango engages with its restless pulse, as if in an attempt to [...]

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