Compositions

Corsair evokes the image of a Pirate out at Sea. From a breathtaking view of a majestic ship, to a fast paced battle, the adventure begins. Next the music shifts to the tranquility of a calm ocean at night, lit only by the moon. As the new day begins, the excitement returns.

Spirit of Adventure is the tale of a grand and exciting adventure across the land. It draws inspiration from many of the great stories in literature, and focuses on how these stories evolve over time, forever changing the characters as they navigate the world around them.

Ghost Dances tells the tales of how ghosts spend their time when none of the living are watching. It is an eerie, energetic, dark, and in its own strange way, joyous piece. The piece includes three dances, each with their own unique style and flair, but all from the same ghostly world. 

Run To You is originally from Pentatonix’s PTX, Vol. II Album. It is written in beautiful 5-part harmony, with artful dissonance throughout. In this piece, the melody is always one of the middle voices, allowing for incredible and unique harmonies.  

The idea for this piece came from the joke that all cool band songs have "Dragon" or "Dark" in the name, so I tried to make a Dragon-themed piece that was a little less dark and dissonant, and more so majestic and powerful. 

Go the Distance was originally composed for the Disney movie Hercules by Alan Menken. It is a tale of setting your own destiny, and working as hard as it takes to make your dreams come true. This arrangement takes this incredible composition and brings it into Concert Band instrumentation. 

The goal of this piece was to create an exciting piece in 7/8 that would be easily accessible for beginners. The wind parts use only 6 pitches, and percussion parts are accessible for a beginning percussionist. Every section plays the main melody at least once throughout the piece.