News

Well, the year is winding down in some ways.  I have an orchestra reading next Thursday, of material to be used in the prelude to my upcoming opera, Sarajevo Vespers.  The USC Thornton Symphony is at the end of its awesome season, and I’m grateful for their good attitude with these readings, etc.!

On another note, my degree recital went fabulously– I was impressed with the playing of everyone involved, and happy to have had a decent-sized audience.  I will post recordings here soon.  The program:

Fanfare (2008)

Prope Silvam (2006)

Three Settings of Masefield Texts (2005)

Spires Unceasing (2007)

Five Aphorisms for Oboe and Piano (2008)

Chamber Concerto for Two Violins (2007)

I’m looking forward to this summer’s premiere of Srebrenica Fields by scholarship students and members of the Bay Brass, at a fabulous brass festival/workshop in Atherton (northern California).

Next fall, I’ll be attending the Eastman School of Music.  I’m rather excited…  I will hopefully have a lot of good conducting experiences there, as that’s my other branch of life.  The players are phenomenal, as are the instructors, and Rochester is not a gig city, so people (by which I mean string players) will really put some time into my music.

Thank you to all those who’ve supported me over the last few years.  Things are going in a good direction.

-geoff