Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to my blog! I hope you are having a great July so far, and Happy Independence Day! This week, I will discuss the inspiration behind one of CMP’s latest arrangements: Three American Marches, for clarinet quintet.

To learn more, click here to read this CMP Blog Post.

Welcome to the CMP Blog Posts! This week we are getting a head start on celebrating America. This blog post will:

🎉Review: The history of our national anthem

‍🎉Reflect: What the anthem means to me as a veteran

‍🎉Revere: Celebrating 250 years of America through music

To learn more, click here to read this CMP Blog Post.

Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to my blog! I hope you had a great week. In this blog post, I will discuss the life of a touring musician, ways to plan ahead for any travel-related mishaps, how to make the most of your time on the road, and my essential travel items for making your tour memorable and not disastrous.

Also, if you sign up for my email newsletter, I will send you a traveler’s checklist that comes in handy every time you pack for a trip. To learn more, click here to read this CMP Blog Post.

Welcome to the CMP Blog. In this blog post, I will discuss my latest digital download arrangement for woodwind quintet of “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” from Johann Sebastian Bach’s classic Cantata BWV 147 “Herz und Mund un Tat und Leben.”

I will also share some anecdotes and pictures about Bach in Leipzig, Germany. To learn more, click here to read this CMP Blog Post.

Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to my blog. I hope you had a great week. In this week’s blog post, I will be discussing my inspiration for writing a clarinet quartet arrangement of the first movement “Adagio-Allegro” from Felix Mendelssohn’s String Symphony No. 8. Although Mendelssohn wrote this piece at only age 13, it already demonstrates his unique compositional style, blending Baroque and Classical influences.

Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to my blog. I hope you had a great week. In this week’s blog post, I will be discussing how travel makes you smarter. Thanks to the travels during my 24-year Air Force Band career, visiting 30 countries and 47 states, I have had many amazing experiences, which have made me a better musician. But how? Read my latest blog post now to find out.

Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to my blog! In this blog post, I will be discussing my arrangement of Gioacchino Rossini’s overture to the opera Italian in Algiers, in a setting for a clarinet choir. This delightful overture is quintessential Rossini, full of his trademark crescendos and lilting melodies.

This edition of my blog post is all about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. I will focus on the “Rondo” from his Serenade No. 10 KV 361 “Gran Partita.” In this blog, I will share stories about how this arrangement came to life, where it was first performed, and the honors it has received.