Recent News

• Coming soon:
A new play along book and CD co-written with Brian Balmages. Available this fall from The FJH Music Company.

• Alabama Orchestra Association:
The Festival Orchestra premiered Scherzo for Orchestra in February, 2009. Michael Gagliardo, conductor.

• Youth Orchestras:
Coming soon is Innsbruck Variations, available as a free download. More info here.

• New CD Available from Wave Mechanics Union. Visit www.progjazz.com for details.

• I'm currently working on orchestrations for Jon Anderson (from Yes) for upcoming solo projects. More details soon. Check the news page for updates.

• Three Warm—up Chorales offered as a free download. More than 4,00 downloads!

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Three Warm—up Chorales for Band Concert Band • Grade 3 Free Download! I. Intonation II. Balance III. Expression Three warm—up chorales designed to facilitate a quick but thorough ensemble warm—up. Each chorale is written to provide idiomatic opportunities to focus on intonation, balance, and expression respectively. The source material comes from three popular melodies from Percy Grainger, reharmonized. The chorales were commissioned by Phi Mu Alpha's Ball State University chapter to honor Dr. Joe Scagnoli's retirement in 2005. They are available to download and print for free courtesy of Phi Mu Alpha.

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