A favorite among many piano students, this piece uses the Phrygian mode from E-E with strong use of B (the plagal), and a "hint" of impending historic development of a m3 (g), eventually developing into a
Written for a jazz violinist who wanted to do something "sort of classical", but not too "long-hair." All movements are rhythmic, some dissonance, contemporary and dramatic, staging conflict between violin
Based on the Blues Minor and Man Gong Pentatonic, this piece was written and dedicated to WSMTA Young Composers in 2014. It is a short version of the Penta-Moods Variations that were premiered as the