The Really Big Shoot

I’m inhabiting a space between a sublime panic and a frantic serenity. For the past few months I’ve been helping … More

Let’s do some recording!

My first experience recording with the pros – the Vandelé Quartet playing; Don Harder, engineering; and “The Don” Marco Del … More

I’m really excited to be able to announce that, thanks to a generous grant from CreativeBC, myself and a team … More

An excellent performance by The Vancouver Peace Choir under the leadership of the inimitable Brian Wismath! (The acoustic at St. … More

Picture it: you are at the precipice of your arts organization and hosting a competition for composers. Before you … More

The other day I attended a semi-professional orchestral concert that a few of my friends were performing in. The centerpiece … More

Today is the last day of the Vancouver Opera Festival’s inaugural run and I am happy to say that I … More

My newest creation is a commission for the Vancouver Peace Choir, my choral alma mater. Writing for the Peace Choir … More

Doo-wop is a fascinating little inlet of American Music that was sort of absorbed and overcome by the popularity of … More

“Writing about music is like dancing about architecture” is a deft phrase meant to evoke the futility in writing about … More

When I was about half of whatever my current age is, I spent a lot of time listening to some … More

Last night, the United States elected to its highest office a xenophobic climate change denier who wants to roll back … More