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Originally written for trombone choir, this grade 4.5 concert band work depicts a battle scene through two contrasting styles. The first style is characterized by triumphant-sounding modal harmony and pulsating rhythmic energy, meant to portray the intensity of battle. The second style features a slower, more sentimental melody, which represents the reflection of what they might be fighting for. The two styles are first introduced in isolation, but later work together to lead to the climax of the piece: the victory of the battle. The piece ends with a final statement of the sentimental melody in a new key, representing the reality of achieving what they've always been fighting for.

Vanquish

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Writing Meltdown was a labor of love after the initial 2 measures of the piece popped into my head in the middle of the night. Like many of my composer idols, I try to showcase that simple music doesn't need to be boring or cheesy, so writing a piece only using the first 6 notes young musicians learn in band class felt like a fun new challenge.

The structure of the piece is based off an energetic 3-note motif introduced in the first measures, which is intensified and transformed through changing rock harmonies and driving rhythms. I'd also be remiss to not mention that Toby Fox's 'Megalovania' from the video game Undertale was a major inspiration in the formal and stylistic framework of the piece. Meltdown explodes to the finish line through a short halftime ballad that continuously layers the different themes of the piece until it becomes a powerful cacophony of sounds.

Meltdown

Celtic Odyssey was written for the Gateway Community Band in memory of Darren Acton, a former percussionist in the group and a well known and loved member of the Clare, MI community in large. The piece sets out to be both an upbeat celebration of life and a more reflective view of our place on this earth.

The idea of taking inspiration from traditional Irish music came from Darren's loving nickname of Leprechaun' in the Scottville Clown Band, as well as the GCB's premiere occurring at the 2022 Clare Irish Festival. The material jumps between several different types of Irish-inspired styles and techniques, opening with an imitation of the highly embellished Sean-nos singing and building to lively reels and jigs. At the heart of this piece is a lyrical folk-style ballad, first found independent of the preceding styles but later interacting with the more active themes to create a powerful and moving finale.

Celtic Odyssey

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Restoration was written for the Chesaning Symphonic Band as a reflection and celebration of the renovations done to Chesaning High School in 2016. This work portrays the rebuilding process, starting and ending with a chorale, representing the school's stability and honor, that transitions into and out of a chaotic and fast-paced middle section, representing the mayhem, uncertainty, and hard work that went into rebuilding the school. The entirety of the chaotic section features one thematic idea that progresses and transforms throughout, with distorted implications of the chorale theme as a reminder of the end goal of all of this chaos. After an unsettling climax, the recapitulation of the chorale section starts hesitantly, but quickly develops into a triumphant and grandiose finale, featuring both the woodwind and brass sections and ending on a high note (literally!).

Restoration

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An arrangement of my orchestra piece of the same name representing Asylum
  Lake, a nature preserve in Kalamazoo, MI. This slow and ominous work contains
  a dramatic shape thats reinforced through orchestrational and dynamic
  diversity. The main melody transforms throughout the piece to create a
  variety of different textural, motivic, and harmonic components. All of this
  material works together to resemble the color and power of Asylum Lake.

Asylum Lake

Prevailing Light is a song of hope and resilience, dedicated to the students of all ages who adapted to the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. This work illustrates the perseverance that students exhibited throughout the affected school years through its optimistic and empowering tone. A bouncy ostinato appears throughout the piece, switching roles between melody and accompaniment, which represents the constant passage of time as society begins to move forward in the face of adversity.

Prevailing Light

Based on the first movement of the composer's saxophone quartet Polar
  Vortex, Snowfall depicts the mysticism and serenity of falling snow. The
  piece alternates between two contrasting sections. The first section directly
  represents snow flurries through swelling woodwind tremolos, while the second
  introduces more stability and features a slow and lyrical melodic line. These
  two sections work together to portray a peaceful and sentimental scene.

Snowfall

Il Nostro Ragazzo Dolce was written for the Marshall High School Band in
  Illinois in memory of Andrew Keown, a former student in the band who
  tragically passed away from Addison's disease in his early 20's. The title
  'Il Nostro Ragazzo Dolce' translates to 'Our Sweet Boy', what Drew's parents
  always called him. 
    
    
    
    This piece is a moving tribute to Drew's life, who is remembered strongly
  for his laugh, genuine smile, and positive aura. A bittersweet emotion is
  captured in the music through simple lyrical melodies and harmonic fluidity,
  frequently modulating and switching between uplifting major keys and more
  somber minor keys. The piece is bookended with solos of the main theme played
  by the baritone saxophone, Drew's primary instrument in the band.

Il Nostro Ragazzo Dolce

Based on the first movement of the composer's saxophone quartet "Polar Vortex," this grade 2 piece evokes the peacefulness and tranquility of a light winter's snow through simple melodic lines, textural snow flurries, and modal harmony.This piece is a great way to introduce young players to compound meter (6/8) and non-diatonic harmonies, as well as improve upon lyrical playing, intonation, balance, and blend.

Hiraeth (pronounced HEER-eyeth) is a Welsh term, loosely translated to a
  longing and nostalgia for home. More than mere homesickness, it is an
  expression of a bond for a home to which you cannot return; a home that never
  was. This piece portrays this feeling of eternal longing through unresolved
  dissonances and a melody riddled with anticipations and suspensions, feeling
  as though it is constantly chasing and unfulfilling the harmony. The text
  used for this piece was written by Tim Davis in 2007.

Hiraeth INST PARTS

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