Please take a moment to listen to Unheard-of//Ensemble perform my new work Resurrection Circus. I poured my soul into this work and want more people to have an opportunity to listen to it. Thank you for taking the time to do so, and enjoy! Resurrection Circus (2022) for clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and electronics Performed…

Join us at the Marigny Opera House on May 15th for the Versipel New Music season finale!

Embers Tour with Richard Schwartz – performing Interruptions III for saxophone and electronics and Driftwood Box Puzzle for saxophone, piano, and electronics February 26th – University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK February 27th – University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK March 1st – Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK UNK New Music Festival: Aaron Hynds performs Pendula…

Sunburst Carousel for saxophone quartet is now published and distributed through Murphy Music Press, LLC. Scores/parts can be purchased directly through the Murphy Music Press website. Sunburst Carousel was the winner of the 2017 Music Teachers National Association Distinguished Composition Award. It was written for Quartetto Obrigado and has received numerous performances by them including most recently at…

Upcoming Performances: April 25th – Looking-Glass Insects for flute, clarinet, violin, and cello – Pottle Auditorium, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana – Hub New Music, WORLD PREMIERE April 26th – Looking-Glass Insects, Versipel New Music, Marigny Opera House, New Orleans, Louisiana – Hub New Music May 11th – New, untitled animated, graphically notated work (collaboration with Cristina Molina) – Southern Sonic…

October is shaping up to provide a nice round of performances highlighted by the world premiere of Sunburst Carousel by Quartetto Obrigado, commissioned by the Louisiana Music Teachers Association. See below for details: UPCOMING CONCERTS 10/13/2017 – Sunburst Carousel for saxophone quartet, Louisiana Music Teachers Association Conference, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Quartetto Obrigado, [WORLD PREMIERE] 10/15/2017 – Liminal Bridges for alto…

Scores Published I have the honor of having three of my chamber works involving bass clarinet published with Alea Publishing & Recording. These works can now be purchased through the following links to Alea’s website: Fireflies Were Making Decodable Signals for bass clarinet and percussion Colonel Ketchum’s Celluloid Delirium Spiral for bass clarinet duo Patchwork…

I was recently selected by The Cello Loft’s International Call for Scores to write a new work for cello and percussion to be premiered in 2017 by cellist Eric Moore and percussionist Dustin Donahue. Cello Loft is organized by cellist Eric Moore Glass Abattoir for percussion trio was recently performed at the Fischoff Competition at the…

The coming months feature a lot of exciting events: February 12th – Intervals III for alto saxophone and electronics Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) National Conference Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA Richard Schwartz – alto saxophone February 16th – Liminal Bridges for alto saxophone, electric guitar, percussion and piano [WORLD PREMIERE] Guest Artist…

Greetings, friends! I’m updating those of you in the loop about exciting events planned for the coming months. March will see the premiere of two chamber works of mine. Chaconne, for the intriguing combination of trumpet, clarinet and piano, was written last summer and receives its debut at Southeastern’s Pottle Auditorium by faculty members Logan Place,…