Puppets!
Published on April 1st, 2009 in News, Projects & Performances | Comments Off
Last summer, on a rainy, hot & humid Saturday evening in the South End, some magical people told a tale about how elephants got their trunk. The story was Rudyard Kipling’s: The Elephant’s Child and was told with a cast of voice actors, a collection of shadow puppets, and an original score performed by a [...]
Goli @ Lizard Lounge
Published on March 27th, 2009 in News, Projects & Performances | Comments Off
I’ll be sitting in on a tune with my dear friends and amazing musicians, Valerie Thompson & Vessela Stoyanva of Goli this coming Thursday, the 2nd of April at the Lizard Lounge. They will be playing a full set, along with the Steamy Bohemians & Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band. It’s going to be a [...]
Silhouettes
Published on March 13th, 2009 in News, Projects & Performances | Comments Off
Molly Zenobia hosted her 2nd in a series of interactive shows at the Lily Pad last night. She enlisted Vessela Stoyanva, Valerie Thompson, Nate Greenslit & myself to put together an art & music collaboration involving Silhouettes. We all had such a wonderful time. Thank you to everyone for coming out. Here are couple of [...]
Silhouettes @ Lily Pad, March 12
Published on February 27th, 2009 in News, Projects & Performances | Comments Off
I’ll performing at the Lily Pad, in Inman Square, as part of Molly Zenobia’s continuing series that joins Muisc & Art through interactive shows. This show’s theme will be Silhouettes. I’ll be preforming my interpreatation of a silhouette in musical form, and I might even be performing as a silhouette. These are very enganging shows [...]
Upcoming Show
Published on February 3rd, 2009 in News, Projects & Performances | Comments Off
I’ll be performing with the pit orchestra in Mary Dolan’s Vaudeville show this Saturday, February 7th, at the YMCA in Central Square, Cambridge (7p &9p shows). I’ve been arranging a couple tunes for the reunited Elephant Tango ensemble to support an exciting night of vaudevillian adventures. There will be many great performers: Goli, Evan O’Television, [...]
May 21st – La Luna Caffe
Published on April 16th, 2008 in Projects & Performances | Comments Off
I’m going to be debuting some new music & new sounds soon. I’m working on a new approach to my Solo Guitar playing and I’m going to be lining up some performances around town to showcase them. The first is at: La Luna Caffe, Wednesday May 21st @ 7pm Solo Guitar http://www.myspace.com/lalunacaffe Here’s a sneak [...]
White Album – May 10th & 11th
Published on April 13th, 2008 in News, Projects & Performances | Comments Off
To follow-up last year’s Sgt. Pepper concert, the Brookline Music School will be performing the Beatles’ White Album this coming Mother’s Day weekend. Close to 100 students will be recreating this legendary album with a string orchestra, horns, vocals and rhythm section. I have contributed an arrangement of Blackbird for guitar ensemble & voice, plus [...]
Guitar Ensemble
Published on February 25th, 2008 in Projects & Performances | Comments Off
There is new category debuting in the blog today: “Guitar Ensemble.” This is where students from my Guitar Ensemble at Brookline Music School can visit for updates and discussions. Instead of handwritten parts, all charts will be excerpted from a Sibelius score. The full score of each tune will be available here, in this blog [...]
Recital Wrap-up
Published on February 23rd, 2008 in News, Projects & Performances, Teaching/Learning | Comments Off
I’m a little behind on my updates, but better late than never: I had a wonderful time at my Faculty Recital last month. Vessela Stoyanva, Valerie Thompson & Will Dick all provided themselves as great musicians and amazing associates for the evening. Thank you to all my students who attended. I’m so happy I could [...]
Solo Guitar Repertoire List
Published on February 12th, 2008 in News, Projects & Performances | Comments Off
I’m often asked by my Solo Guitar clients for a repertoire list, and for years I’ve declined to provide one. My reasoning behind this seemed to make sense at one time, but now I can’t remember why I’ve been withholding information for so long. This morning I sat down with my laptop and gig book, [...]
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