
As a 3rd generation composer and professional musician I have experienced first-hand (and second) the challenges a career in music can bring. My father was a full-time pipe organist and choir director, and our family traveled providing music for many types of events. With over 45 years of active participation in the music industry, including the commercial market as well as institutional programs such as schools and churches, my background has offered me many opportunities to compose for, perform, record, and/or conduct a variety of music ensembles, styles, and projects. I have composed hundreds of pieces since 1972, recorded more than 10 collections of my best original material, and produced over 20 recordings for other artists and performers. I have always sought opportunities to experiment with a variety of compositional theories even in the popular and commercial fields. When other musicians around me have struggled with the decision to do music or choose some other line of work, I have literally found I have no choice in the matter. It seems I am destined to always be in music in some capacity. It is my dream, my vocation, my recreation, my torture, my mistress, my life!
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