Ethereal is astandaloneelectronicpieceinspiredbyaconversationbetweenDr.PeteringandI,wherewe discussedthatmusicdoesnotalwayshavetobedifficultbutratheritcanbenaturalandexpressive.
Abstract Feelings is a set of movements inspired by feelings that one has trouble expressing and or cannot quite put their finger on It is written for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, and cello The first movement is titled “Sanguine”, an adjective, “Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.” Sanguine, throughout the piece, alternates between 7⁄8 and 4/4 meter. The second movement is titled “Sonder”, noun, “The profound feeling ofrealizingthateveryone,includingstrangers passing in the street, has a life as complex as one's own, which they are constantly living despite one's personal lack of awareness of it.” It starts as a waltz that develops as the piece goes on. The third movement is titled “Silience”, noun, “The kind of unnoticed excellence that carries onaroundyouevery day.” This song is all in 4/4 meter, but the feeling of the beat is displaced sometimes with somefunand trickyrhythms.
Sax Quintet is a set of movements that contain elements of popular styles of music in the format of a saxophone quintet This set of movements is writtenforthesaxophonefamilyfromsopranotobass This workwasincrediblyfuntowriteandworkonasalearnedsaxophoneplayer
Alien is astandaloneelectronicworkwrittenwithspokenwordsjumbledintovariouspatternsthroughout thepiece.Thisexpandedmywritingabilitiesbeyondscoresandintoelectronicmusic.
Havin’ a Cup O’ Joe (HACOJ) is a standalone jazz combo piece inspired by Carthage alumni and wonderful saxophone player Joe Mihevc ‘22 and mypersonalloveforcoffee.Thepiecestartsslow,asif one has not received their much-needed coffee, then goes into how much better that coffee can improve theday,similartohowJoewouldimproveeveryone'sdayindailyrehearsals
Pickle Juice is a standalone jazz combo piece inspired by my girlfriend Sydney One day when having trouble coming up with a title for an incomplete Jazz piece, I asked her whatthetitleshouldbe,andthis wastheanswer...withnohesitation.Soitheldup!