COMPOSER
MUSICIAN - ORCHESTRATOR - PIANIST - SOUND DESIGNER
"music one could imagine Charles Ives composing had he lived
long enough to encounter rock-and-roll and beat poetry”
(American Theatre Magazine)
"TRANSCENDENT" and "STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL"
- a bold experiment in music/theatre, my treatment of a
Samuel Beckett text - authorized by Beckett - for string quartet,
recorded voices & laptop - following the acclaimed world premiere in
LA and San Diego (2017) & the European premiere in Prague at the
Beckett & Technology conference in 2018, was a special presentation
of the BECKETT SHORTS FESTIVAL in Ashland, Oregon - 10/24-27
Special Event - with Al Pacino
I've been improvising a live score & soundscape for special readings of Shakespeare's RICHARD III
with Al Pacino & a stellar cast - performances Sept 13-Nov 16, 2023 - and March 4, 2024 -
with more 2024 dates coming soon - !
benefiting arts departments throughout LA. Click HERE for details & stay tuned -
Official Selection - 35 film festivals - including:
from OPERA AMERICA!
In September 2024 I was the music director, orchestrator and pianist for the West Coast concert premiere of Randy Newman's FAUST - click for details:
the world premiere of
KYRIE-MERCY-ANA M
- a California Festival 2023/Hear Now event
inspired by the astonishing Ana Mendieta -
an a capella motet for
8 voices,
performed by LA's great HEX ENSEMBLE -
