New Projects!!

It seems like the only times I've written on this blog is to update on changes made to the website. Don't worry, though; that's going to change! In the meantime, here is one more post on just some of the news that's happening this summer:

• This entire website has undergone major redesigning and restructuring over this semester. I'm very excited to reveal to you all these new updates. More will be coming in the future, as there's still some things that need to be tweaked.
  • The store has been completely redesigned and revamped (you'll notice there's even a shopping cart icon now!). You can check out an updated catalog here and start making purchases here.
    
• All scores and parts are now available as hard copies, but you may still request PDF's if desired. Contact me at your discretion if you prefer electronic copies, or fill out the special requests form during checkout.

Now for the big music-related project:

This summer, I'll be collaborating with Matthew Gibson (a DMA performance major in double bass at Michigan State University) on a newly-commissioned Concerto for Double Bass and Chamber Winds! I'm really excited to begin working on this new project and add a brand-new piece to the instrument's solo repertoire, which spans back to the Classical period. Matt and I have talked about some details already (instrumentation, duration, style, and all that), but there's more waiting to be discovered that we'll be beginning to explore soon.

With that in mind, I've decided to start a blog series on the concerto as I write the piece this summer. Discussions will be anywhere from progress on the concerto to brainstorming new ideas, answering questions about the piece itself, working out any particularly tricky scenarios that may come up, and so on. New posts will appear daily to weekly, depending on my progress and how much I'm able to write in a given time period. The first post will appear sometime this week or next week as an introduction to the series. Newer posts will appear later after that, occurring on a much more regular basis.

As far as the concerto goes, there will also be a piano reduction made available that I'll be creating over the summer.

That's pretty much it for now. Be on the lookout for the first post in my new blog series soon! Time for some score-studying (and maybe a glass of wine...)