Five Arias from "Magnificat" BWV 243 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) I. Ex Exultavit Spiritus meus II. Quia respexit humilitatem III. Quia fecit mihi magna IV. Deposuit potentes de sede V.

My intention in writing Impressions was to present to both the audience and the performers short and simple character pieces, each leaving very contrasting mental images of people, places, or

Though my training as a musician and a composer is firmly rooted in western art music, more specifically within an American collegiate environment, a lot of my inspiration and musical influences come from

Within a Single Sound, There Is Already Enlightenment is first and foremost an aesthetic exercise in suizen, or "blowing meditation," a Zen Buddhist practice employed by shakuhachi players of the