Destin, Florida

For the past week I have been in Destin, Florida for spring break. I spent most of my time there writing music. I started a multi-movement choral work entitled “Sounds of the Ocean”. I wrote five movements so far. The piece is for an 8-part choir, piano, cello, and bass drum. Obviously my inspiration for the piece came from the ocean and the beauty of my surroundings while in florida. As you can see in the picture in above, the sand is white and the water is turquoise. It is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. The movements so far include: I: Waves of Beauty, II: Storm at Sea, III: Destiny on Shore, IV: Sands of White, and V: Ships at Sail. I’m not sure how many movements I want the piece to end up having, but those are the first five. I hope to have a demo-recording on the site soon.
-Brad

Shows, Shows, Shows!

So right now I am working on five different shows. In order of performance they are: The Mystery of Madam Pearl which is a murder mystery. It is being performed at the Sherwood Conservatory of Music at 7:30 on April 8. I am one of three characters in this original mini-musical. The next show is Hello Again. I am playing drums in the pit band for the show. It is April 13-16 at various times. The next show is A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. I am assistant musical director and rehearsal accompanist. The performance dates are April 28 and 29 at 7:30. Parts I’ll Never Play is a musical cabaret directed by Amber Linde. I am the musical director for the show. I also co-wrote the opening number with Amber. The show is being performed at Manifest at 4:30 in the theatre building. The last show that I am currently working on is You Took Away My Flag. It is an original musical that I am acting in. The show dates and times have yet to be determined. That’s all that is new right now. Come check out the shows. They are all going to be great!
-Brad

Recent Works

So recently I have been working on a guitar duet arrangement of Prayer of the Children by Kurt Bestor. I sang it twice in high school octets. I hope to have a recording of it on the site soon. I have also been working on a four part a cappella arrangement of Amazing Grace. I am excited about both of these new pieces and will hopefully post recordings of both very soon. That’s all for now.
-Brad

First Post

This is my first post of I’m sure many. I’m very excited for the site to finally be up. Please spread the word that it is up. Anyways...the picture. I took this picture (as well as the one on my resume page) at 4 AM after a long night of hanging with my friend Adam and eating at Clarke’s off the Belmont stop. It was a great night and I liked the artsy look I had going. That’s all for now.
-Brad