Recent Project Spotlight

Elicio Winds Trio new album “Convergence: Music and Culture” available now on all streaming platforms and directly from Blue Griffin Records featuring Voyage.

Soprano Amalia Osuga project featuring arts songs based on poetry by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Amalia Osuga and Jillian Gardner are competing with ‘Tavern’ in 8th Annual Sparks and Wiry Cries NYC songSLAM at National Sawdust on January 19, 2024.

Clarinetist Osiris Molina and the University of Alabama String Quartet record Andooni to be released with Blue Griffin Records.

Composer and Violinist

Past Performances:

• Elicio Winds Trio recording “Convergence: Music and Culture” released in November 2023 on Blue Griffin Records.

• Klompen Dances performed at Tennessee Valley Music Festival on June 9, 2023.

• Elegy: Beneath the Peddler’s Moon performed by Leah Kadlac Forsyth at UMKC on April 18, 2023.

• Elegy: Beneath the Peddler’s Moon performed by Jen Case at Hausmusik II Concert in Huntsville, AL on April 1, 2023.

• Elicio Winds recording Voyage in May 2023.

• Elicio Winds performances of Voyage:

  • Middle Tennessee State University on April 4, 2023 in Murfreesboro, TN

  • University of Alabama in Huntsville on April 3, 2023 in Huntsville, AL

  • Rosenbaum House on April 2, 2023 in Florence, AL

  • Clefworks at Capri Theatre on February 6, 2023 in Montgomery, AL

• Four Millay Songs premiered by Amalia Osuga and Ron Guthrie at University of Alabama in Huntsville Constellation Concert Series on March 30, 2023.

• Defensive Masquerade recording forthcoming on Blue Griffin Records by Vuorovesi Trio

• Andooni recording forthcoming on Blue Griffin Records featuring Dr. Osiris Molina and The University of Alabama String Quartet.

• Elegy: Beneath the Peddler’s Moon wins 3rd prize in The American Prize in Composition-works related to COVID.

• Fanfare Irrévérencieuse performed by the Huntsville Youth Orchestra on May 15, 2022.

• Huntsville Symphony Orchestra performs Blue Means Water on Sunday September 26, 2021

• Vuorovesi Trio premieres Defensive Masquerade at the University of Alabama on September 9, 2021

• Premiere recording of Voyage by The Elicio Winds available.

• Blake Reimagined performed at this summer’s International Double Reed Society Symposium by oboist Galit Kaunitz and tenor David Walker.

• Premiere performance recording available for Gauntlet written for and performed by Three Reeds Duo

• Blue Means Water performance by Huntsville Symphony Orchestra on September 26, 2021.

• Escaping named National Finalist for the Choral Composition Division of The American Prize

• Blue Means Water named National Finalist for Vocal Chamber Composition Division of The American Prize

• New piece Gauntlet commissioned by Three Reeds Duo coming soon!

• New piece Voyage for Elicio Winds Trio coming soon inspired by NASA’s Voyager Program!

• Bone Music coming soon! Commissioned jointly by the Alabama Music Teachers Association and the Music Teachers National Association.

• Defensive Masquerade for flute, oboe, and clarinet coming soon! Commissioned by Vuorovesi Trio with forthcoming album in 2021.

• New piece! Elegy: Beneath the Peddler’s Moon for solo oboe.

• Dita del Diavolo (Fingers of the Devil) a caprice for solo violin complete. Written for violinist Benjamin Sung.

• Check out the new video of Rumpelstiltskin performed by violinist Megan Sahely and her program “Music Tells A Story.”

• Winner of the Alabama Music Teachers Association (AMTA) 2020 State Commission Award for a new piece to be called Bone Music.

• A Winter’s Tale selected for performance at the Bowling Green State University 41st Annual New Music Festival.

• New videos of Blue Means Water and Shifting Dance No. 1 in the ‘watch’ area.

• Blue Means Water for solo soprano and chamber orchestra based on the short story by Dionisia Morales in her book Homing Instincts will be premiered by Dr. Amalia Osuga under the direction of Mr. Joseph Lee at the University of Alabama in Huntsville on January 30, 2020 in Roberts Recital Hall as part of the Constellation Concert Series.

• Video of Dr. Melody Ng debuting Shifting Dance No. 1 for solo piano at the Haunted Ghost Experience Concert. Sound design by Matthew Westmeyer.

• Shifting Dance No. 1 for solo piano sheet music available for purchase in the store.

• Roanoke named National Finalist for The American Prize (Instrumental Chamber Division)

• A Winter’s Tale has been selected as a National Finalist for The American Prize (Choral Division)

• Roanoke to be used in University of Alabama' in Huntsville’s production of The Trojan Women running April 10-21.

• Let This Darkness be a Bell Tower performed by Anastasia Christofakis and the UAH Symphony Orchestra at Asbury United Methodist Church on Tuesday, April 16 in Huntsville, AL.

• Selections from Blake Reimagined performed at the 2019 SCI Region VI Conference at the Texas A&M University-Commerce April 11, 2019 by Galit Kaunitz and Jonathan Yarrington.

• What Is Noise releases “Equivocal Duration” on Centaur Records featuring Roanoke. Available for purchase on iTunes, Amazon, Arkiv Music, and HB Direct.

• New piece for SATB Choir called Escaping a setting of the poem by Radhika Lusted written for Dr. Matthew Carey and the Chamber Choir at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Upcoming performance on March 11 at 7:30pm at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Huntsville, AL.

• Roanoke and Andooni have been selected as a semi-finalist for The American Prize (Instrumental Chamber Division)

• A Winter’s Tale has been selected as a semi-finalist for The American Prize (Choral Division)

• Selections from Blake Reimagined performed at the 2018 Contemporary Music Festival hosted by the University of Tennessee on Wednesday October 24 at 8pm in Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall.

• New recordings posted for "The Argument" from Blake Reimagined for oboe and tenor and Rumpelstiltskin for solo violin with narration.

• Rumpelstiltskin for solo violin and narration available for purchase in the store.

• Andooni performed at the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival on June 16, 2018 at 7:30pm at the Gesa Power House Theatre in Walla Walla, WA.

• Rumpelstiltskin premiered by Megan Sahely at Florida State University on April 20, 2018 at 5pm.

• Let This Darkness be a Bell Tower premiered by Anastasia Christofakis on clarinet and Brendan Kelly conducting the Albert Einstein High School Orchestra in Kensington, MD on April 26, 2018.

• The Argument based on William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell will be premiered in concerts at the University of Southern Mississippi on March 28 and the University of Alabama in Huntsville on April 3 by Galit Kaunitz and Jonathan Yarrington.

• Sonata No. 1 for violin and piano "Carnival" performed by Lydia Gregory at the University of Alabama in Huntsville on March 21 at 7:30pm

• Roanoke performed on Constellation Concert Series at the University of Alabama in Huntsville on February 4 at 3pm.

• Upcoming work for solo violin based on story of Rumpelstiltskin and work for string orchestra, clarinet, and electronics inspired by Rilke's poem Let This Darkness Be a Bell Tower. Performances in April 2018.

• has been selected for performance at the Society of Composers Inc. (SCI) National Conference in Tacoma, WA this March.

• Quintet for Woodwinds has been selected for performance at the Society of Composers Inc. (SCI) Region VI Conference hosted in Manhattan, KS

• A new work composed for oboe and tenor based on poetry from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell premiering this spring.

• including Roanoke in Boston, MA and A Winter's Tale in St. Louis, MO

• What Is Noise will be recording Roanoke this summer for commercial release.

• Check out the recording of my newest piece A Winter's Tale based on the poem by David Herbert Lawrence. Scores are also available for purchase.

• A Winter's Tale performed at Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis, MO on Sunday, April 2 at 2pm

• Roanoke performances by What Is Noise:

  • Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge, MA on Friday, October 7, 2016 at 8pm

  • The Space in Jamaica Plain, MA on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 2pm

  • The Educational and Community Center in Brookline, MA on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 7pm

• Roanoke performed in John and Dede Howard Recital Hall at Hope College; Holland, MI on March 9, 2016: 7:30 pm

• Premiere of Sonata for Viola and Piano at Jacksonville Public Library in Jacksonville, FL by Peter Dutilly (violist) and Galen Dean Peiskee (piano) on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at 3pm.

• Roanoke performed at Branson Art Walk at Taneycomo Festival Orchestra Summer Concert Series June 22, 2015 at 7:30pm in Branson, MO

• Roanoke performed at Vintage Paris Cafe through the White River Art Alliance at Taneycomo Festival Orchestra Summer Concert Series June 15, 2015 at 7:30pm in Branson, MO

• Roanoke performed at the University of Missouri June 11, 2015 at 7:30pm in Columbia, MO

• Andooni performed at Armenia Music Symposium at Florida State University April 5, 2015 in Tallahassee, FL

• Roanoke performed by What Is Noise at Carnegie Hall May 5, 2014 Weill Hall in New York City, NY

• Roanoke performed by What Is Noise on “American Stories” Tour

  • May 5, 2014 8pm Weill Hall: New York City, NY

  • May 2, 2014 5:30pm George Mason University: Fairfax, VA

  • May 1, 2014 7:30pm University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill, NC

  • April 29, 2014 6:30pm University of North Carolina: Asheville, NC

  • April 28, 2014 7pm Furman University: Greenville, SC

• Quintet for Woodwinds performed by Coreopsis Quintet March 7, 2014 8:00pm Florida State University Dohnanyi Recital Hall in Tallahassee, FL

• Roanoke performed by What Is Noise February 23, 2014 8:00pm Florida State University Opperman Hall in Tallahassee, FL

• Roanoke performed by What Is Noise at the New Music Ensemble Concert December 2, 2013 8:30pm Florida State University Opperman Hall in Tallahassee, FL

• Incomplete (six) & Crooked Sketch performed by Tallahassee Composer’s Orchestra November 25, 2013 8:00pm Florida State University Opperman Hall in Tallahassee, FL