Cantillations for electric string quartet and amplified accordion is a set of musical impressions of the first nine poems contained in Wallace Stevens' Thirteen Ways Of Looking At A Blackbird. The impressions are generally descriptive of either the li . . .

This project discusses the design of a Computer Music System (CMS). The Computer Music System facilitates the simultaneous performance of musical compositions compiled with an existing music compiler by controlling the performance hardware (Synthesize . . .

Insult is a collection of songs and compositions that were inspired by the traumatic brain injury suffered by my wife, Uma. The term itself comes from the medical field and refers to any injury to the human brain that is not of a degenerative or conge . . .

Insult is a collection of songs and compositions that were inspired by the traumatic brain injury suffered by my wife, Uma. The term itself comes from the medical field and refers to any injury to the human brain that is not of a degenerative or conge . . .

The art of songwriting is a mysterious thing. Why some songs consistently inspire great emotion and others fade into a sea of ambiguity is difficult to understand. Scholars have tried to lift the veil by summarizing the common qualities of hit songs t . . .

“Something From Nothing” is a collection of recordings that demonstrates techniques learned in the M.M. Commercial Music Composition program at CSULA, including orchestration, arranging, recording, songwriting, composing, and film scoring. The primary . . .

In May of 2012 actor/singer, Anzu Lawson approached me asking if I wanted to be the composer of a musical she wanted to write. I committed to the project. “Dear John, Why Yoko?” was born. What at first seemed to be a very harmless affair, having worke . . .

While Latin Jazz is a well-known and recognized genre of music, little academic focus has been put on this genre and serious study and analysis of the repertoire is scarce. While some established musicians have taken the lead on continuing to perform . . .

The original music that has been composed for this project fills a void in the repertoire for youth orchestra, primarily in the orchestras and ensembles in urban outreach programs. This is the environment I have taught in for the past 15 years. The in . . .

This thesis details the composition of a new work for wind ensemble entitled "Flurry Above the Clouds." The complete score is included in the work.