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This piece was commissioned by the talented oboist Brittany Bonner in the fall of 2014, and was completed in 2015. It features the lyric beauty of the oboe, and the tonal possibilities of the piano. Filled

This four-movement work, commissioned by the BearBones Trombone Quartet of Baylor University, was written in 2014 and displays a wide range of styles and abilities featured in a trombone quartet. Each

Winner of the 2013 Baylor University Competition Contest, this original work explores the emotional depth of Jeremiah's writings in the Book of Lamentations. Featuring several solo moments for the horn,

Life of a Tree is a short song for baritone and piano based on a beautifully composed poem by Adam Kazimierz Jakubowski. The poem depicts the seasons of life for a tree and how its existence is

Commissioned by Jonathan Castillo, this Sonata is inspired by the poetry of Robert Pinsky. The movements are taken from text within Pinsky's beautiful and complex poem: 1. Yearning Out of

Composed in the summer of 2016, Shine is a compelling and robust prelude for organ. Utilizing perpetual motion and a series of energetic ostinato patterns, this work explores some uncharted

Commissioned in the Spring of 2016, Sonnet for Horn and Piano is a heavily romantically-influenced work, finding its roots in the song cycles of Brahms, Rachmaninoff, and Barber. Though

Composed as a thesis to fulfill Tucker's ,aster's degree, Sunshower is a symphonic poem in four continuous movements for wind ensemble. Sunshower is both an exploration of