Really excited to share this new arrangement of Sakura! Sakura is one of the most well-known Japanese folk songs. To me, the first half of this arrangement depicts a regal sakura tree in a traditional Japanese garden. The second half depicts wind blowing through the tree and flower petals dancing in the air. This arrangement was premiered by Eriko Daimo…
Synced/UnSynced is now available for free download! Since it seems like most of us will still be in some version of remote/hybrid performance/teaching for a while, I decided to share this project for free so we can stay active and creative during this time. Synced/UnSynced was composed for the Beta Percussion International Institute ONLINE for participants and faculty to play…
Etude in f# minor describes ‘searching’. On a musical level, although the piece is supposedly in f# minor, the tonality is quite unclear at times. It is searching for a tonal center, and only arrives at something resembling f# minor at the end. On an artistic level, this piece to me is searching for answers by reflecting within oneself. There…
Thank you to everyone who attended my Bach online class yesterday! It was a wonderful gathering of old friends, new acquaintances, and people I have looked up to and learn from for years. Big thanks to my beautiful director, Eriko Daimo, and co-host, Casey Cangelosi. If you are interested in learning more about our ideas, please check out Beta Percussion…
New Releases! Pius Cheung – Princess Chang Ping, Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra Astor Piazzolla – Verano Porteno (arr. for marimba duo) George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue (arr. for marimba duo) Eriko and I will perform all three of these at PASIC on Thursday, November 15th, 4 pm.
I am thrilled to announce that Beta Percussion International Institute is at maximum enrollment capacity. And my new mallet quartet, Tesla’s Harmony, is now published. Summer is off to a great start!
The sheet music of my Nian3 (for bass drum trio) is published! Please check it out in my Online Music Shop here.
I am thrilled to announce the first: Beta Percussion International Institute – a seminar on percussion playing AND writing. August 4 -10, 2018 at University of Oregon. @betapercussion.uoregon.edu Faculty includes: Myself, Eriko Daimo, Michael Burritt, Casey Cangelosi, Michael Udow, and Sean Wagoner! Check it out!