Ocean Sketches is a three-movement work for solo tenor pan in which each movement captures an image of the ocean.
Flowers and Foliage is a bouquet of five miniatures for solo percussionist alternating between tonal, floral harmonies on tenor steel pan and brittle, twig-like percussive textures. Throughout the
River of Life reflects the flow of the piece that is like our life journey with all its twists, turns, changes and challenges. It is a celebration of the joy of living.
Under a Hazy Moon is based on the image of light shining off of the moon on a cloudy night. The texture is constantly turning as the clouds move and the light shifts. The work begins with two
Raiz (pronounced heiss) is the name of an acrobatic kick in the Afro-Brazilian martial art capoeira. Although it would not be functional within a truly combative situation, within the context of a
Depending on where you strike a steelpan note, you will get a range of timbres including a punchy fundamental, a rich overtone wash, and a tone similar to a gong. I wanted to compose a study with these