This work is under consortium exclusivity. Preorders are now being accepted. All preorders will ship in May of 2024. On the Grid began when I discovered the Netflix documentary Formula 1: …
Anna’s Star
Composers have used the French folk tune Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman as the basis for their own compositions for centuries. In fact, Mozart used the melody in his Twelve Variations on “Ah vous diraj-je, …
Earthshine
The faint illumination of the otherwise dark side of the Moon is a beautiful phenomenon called earthshine. But beyond the beauty lies the mystery. What is lurking amidst the shadows? Fittingly, …
Only Light (string orchestra)
The melodic material for Only Light originally came from Beneath a Canvas of Green, a large-scale work of mine written for wind ensemble. At the time, I was not quite comfortable with how this music …
The Seer
Minor blues and fast swing. What more could you ask for? How about a funky sax soli and a thundering, counterpoint-driven shout chorus from composer, saxophonist and educator, Joel Vanderheyden! …
Bluebonnet Drift
Imagery is central to my writing process. Just thinking about a certain place can push the music I’m writing in one direction or another. While out for a run at the beginning stages of writing this …