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Hues in the Wind from Un Aliento de Color (A Breath of Color) was commissioned by harpist Marina Roznitovsky and is inspired by the image of leaves dancing with each other in a breeze. I imagined each...

The idea for Iceberg Alley came to me one day when reading about Iceberg A23a which is one of the largest icebergs on record. The iceberg calved from the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf in 1986. At that poin...

I began sketches of Cracked during a saxophone master-class. While listening to a piece by Ryo Noda, melodic shapes and gestures flooded my mind as I frantically diagrammed the beginning of Cracked. S...

I began writing T'china Lema'an Haifa in the Summer of 2006 while studying with Michel Merlet as part of the European-American-Musical-Alliance composition workshop in Paris, France. My inspiration fo...

Message in Blue (Original French text by Andrée Brunin) Si j'étais jasmin Matin, m'emperlerait de rosée, Si j'étais jasmin, Soir, m'enlacerait sous la ramée. o Fille du vent, effleure la sente caillou...

Shattering Stars is part of my "James Webb Space Telescope Series" which features music based on images from the most advanced space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Orbiting 1 mill...

In the Stillness was commissioned by Hudson Bend Middle School (Lake Travis, Texas). I had the opportunity to speak with the students at Hudson Bend multiple times during the writing process, particul...

The Dawnland begins with a rustling in the wind. Three characters emerge musically to set the stage: the percussion which create the calm and sparkling atmosphere, the flute and alto saxophone - the v...

An integrated work of music, astrophysics, and cosmology. "The James Webb Space Telescope will be the premier observatory (telescope) of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide. It...

Glow was written rapidly in the summer of 2018 in only two weeks. For years I had imagined this work as bursting clusters. And when I sat down to write it, the music poured out of me. The work feature...

Out of the Shadows, Love Shines was commissioned in memory of Blake Brockington by the East Mecklenburg High School Band Department. It is a work about a personal journey and those who witness it. The...

Enigma Machine is based on the idea of motivic variation. I imagined the main motive (which is first presented in the marimba at mm. 18) weaving its way throughout the piece. We see it most often in t...

The Moon Glistens is a new work for wind ensemble derived from Joni's choral work Autumn Reflections. The work is structured as a tone poem which incorporates six Japanese Haiku throughout, while offe...

In general relativity, an event horizon is a boundary surrounding a black hole inside which events cannot affect an outside observer. Light emitted from inside the horizon can never reach the observer...

Circean Waters was inspired by the story of Odysseus from Homer's "Odyssey." The music begins with voyagers heading out to open sea who know that danger of the Siren enchantresses lay ahead. In the "O...

Lucretia was inspired by the story of Lucretia Romana found primarily in Livy's "The History of Rome" and Ovid's "Fasti." The story is introduced with Roman forces besieging the town of Ardea as Sextu...

I find the combination of instruments for pierrot ensemble to be very special, allowing for a unique blend of colors and textures. For years I have wanted to write for this instrumentation and finally...

Inspirational Text for Memories of the Seasons I. Spring Days getting longer And memories building, going far into the past. II. Summer Evening shower - and gazing out into it a woman alone. III. Autu...

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