Sometimes, when I submit a new work I am asked to provide an Artistic Statement. So for the record, I would like to share my current Artistic Statement which goes as follows: "When making art, strive to create something beautiful, true, and ageless which comes from the heart, speaks to the human spirit, and acknowledges the essential place of the unknown in our human cultural experience. As painter Georges Braque once put it, "There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot...

MOONSTONE MUSIC June was a busy and productive month for the four projects introduced in my last post. Here are the latest developments... The Fire and the Rose - I completed the first draft of this three movement ballet piece, transforming a 22 page reduced score into a 56 page orchestral score. Now on to the next draft... The Great Divide - I am focused like a laser on bringing this new piano piece up to speed with the intent to record, perform and submit it to dance companies and piano...

SPRING UPDATES Spring is finally busting out all over! As are four projects I am currently working on which are in various stages of development and likely to keep me occupied for some time. The new recording of my Concertpiece for Horn, Clarinet and Piano is in the final mastering phase before we move on to an album release, live performance and videotaping! I have started scoring my 2025 modern dance work The Fire and the Rose for a small orchestra. I don't have pockets deep enough to...