Longleaf is a new multimedia work I composed in collaboration with the Houston-based ensemble Loop38. The piece tells the story of the...

An important focus of my creative work in recent years has been composing opera. People always ask, why opera? I was never an opera fan...

For this Film Music Examined, we’ll look at the fresh new score to Poor Things from newcomer Jerskin Fendrix. It’s his first score, and...

On the second floor of Theatret, a venue in the seaside city of Kristiansand, Norway, an audience listens to a folk melody on Hardanger...

In 2019, I was selected by the ASCAP Foundation to premiere four original tunes at the Newport Jazz Festival. I formed a quintet of...

As a composer often drawn to films because of their interesting and unique scores, I seek out scores that work in the context of the...

I’m spending April 2019 up in the Catskills Mountains at the CATWALK Institute working on a theatrical adaptation of Beowulf. My...

At this point, I only have a few months left in living in Europe, and it's hit me. I've been busy rehearsing all the music for my final...

While living in Norway, I've developed an interest in the uneven, lilting three-beat groove found in some Norwegian folk music, and how I...

My daily schedule living in Oslo has been enriching—nearly every night, I attend a concert, while balancing a few commissions, lessons,...

A lot has happened since my last blog post—new developments and future plans, new creative projects, more travels, and new friends. It’s...

I’m living in Oslo with a Fulbright Grant, working with jazz composer Helge Sunde, writing a large composition inspired by my Norwegian...

Oslo’s 2017 international contemporary music festival, Ultima, has recently come to a close. Ultima is a nine-day festival filled with...

The second week of the International Gugak Workshop began with a free day, which I used to explore the city via its expansive metro...

Week 1 in Seoul began with a night out exploring Gangnam (the namesake of Psy’s “Gangnam Style”)—it’s a sleek, Time-Square or...

These next two weeks, I’ll be in Seoul, South Korea, studying at the International Gugak Workshop at the National Gugak Center, an...

As I write this, I'm sitting in a courtyard of my university that has a strong vibe to it. It's a place that for me as a particular feel....

THE. MUSICAL. IS. COMPLETE. Or, abandoned, as they say. But, it’s safe to say all the music is written. The process has been a whirlwind...

This week, I finished a draft of “Yes, No, Please, Thank You,” a song performed by the hermit—the lead in the musical—and a cohort of...

I'm in the thick of writing a musical right now, and I want to give all you an idea of my process for those of you curious, or for those...