Gloaming: A Lament
This is a multimedia composition for film and string quartet concerning the issue of depression. This performance of the string quartet is from my first DMA recital March 2009.
Schizocosa
Schizocosa is the culmination of a three-way collaboration between science, dance, and music. It began during my first week at UNL as a graduate student when I began emailing Assistant Professor Susan Levine requesting the opportunity for a collaboration. Through Susan I have been able to work with several dance students. She showed enthusiasm for …
The Loudness of Silence
In the fall of 2010 dancer and choreographer Corey McKenna approached me about composing music for a new piece he was creating for the upcoming UNL Student Dance Project in December of that year. He wanted a piece that would express a sense of being unsettled and that questioned identity. More importantly the piece was …
Put Yourself on the Map—UNL
Awarded the Grand Gold for excellence in advertising at the CASE [Council for Advancement and Support of Education] Region VI annual conference 2010. Played live and on air during every Huskers 2009 and 2010 football game.