News!June 2024
US – NFMC bulletin
I am thrilled to be included in the 2024 – 2028 US Federation Festivals Bulletin with my Trios! They have selected:
Cool Cat trio – Way cool! This Cat is in no hurry and will have everyone tapping their feet to this slow groove.
Elementary Class III
Three to Tango trio – A little tango that has the players jumping over and under their partners hands! Lots of fun!
Elementary Class II
Latin Tracks trio – A catchy Latin rhythm in cut time to get those feet tapping!
Elementary Class IV
O’Yeah trio – A laid back, easy going tempo, this syncopated trio requires players to snap their fingers all together. Great fun!
Elementary Class IV
News!March 2022
CFMTA Call for Composition Winner!
My composition For the Children for violin and piano has been selected as the winner in the CFMTA Call for Composition Competition for level 3 – 4. You can hear the music here.
New Book Release!April 2017
The CFMTA has published a book containing the scores of the winners of the 2017 Call for Compositions. This book also contains artwork, four of which are my images. You can open the book by clicking here.
News!March 2017
My piano piece, The Road Goes On was one of the winning entries selected by the CFMTA Call for Compositions. Click here to hear the piece performed on You Tube by the amazing pianist Arianne Ewing-Chow.
News!May 2013
The 2013 RCM Violin Series contains Jolly Rondo, from my Violin Collection ‘Soundplay’. It can be found on the RCM Bookstore Webpage. Also, a look at the score and a sound sample can be heard on the Collections, Instrumental page.
News!Fall 2012
I am very excited and honored to have been accepted as an Associate Composer of the CMC (Canadian Music Centre) and look forward to learning more about the organization and the opportunities it offers in the years to come.
News!November 2011
“Antique Lace” has been chosen as required repertoire for the Halifax Kiwanis Festival. You can hear an excerpt and see the score of Antique Lace on the Compositions Piano Solo page or as part of the Piano Poems Collection on the Compositions Piano Collections page.
News!June 2011
CFMTA CALL FOR COMPOSITIONS WINNER!
‘Arctic Voices’ has won the CFMTA 2011 Call for Compositions in the Grade 3/4 category! The music will be made available up until Canada Music Week in November to all teachers across Canada from the CFMTA website at http://www.cfmta.org/student_competitions/CallforCompositionsWinners2011.php. You can download the file here and listen to the sound sample. This piece is part of a Collection called ‘Little Arctic Suite’ that has not been published as yet.
News!July 2010
My piano trio ‘The Threesome Blues’ and ‘Lullaby with Ground Bass‘ from my ‘Piano Mime‘ Collection have been chosen by Adventus to be added to their MusIQ Club software program – an after-school music program for students in schools throughout the US and Canada. I had great fun arranging both pieces for three piano players with a background rhythm track as accompaniment!
News!April 2010
I have been chosen as the featured Composer for Junior Piano Classes for the NYCO Music Festival in Toronto. Larisa Kuzmenko is the featured Composer for the Senior Piano Classes. The Music Festival takes place in late April, 2010.
News!Spring Festival 2009
The Toronto Academy of Music has chosen ‘Fireman’ from ‘Let’s Pretend‘ as the Test piece for the Canadian Composer Class in their June Festival.
News!Spring Festival 2008
The Toronto Academy of Music has chosen ‘Rock Climbing’ from ‘Little Hands, Big Pieces‘ as the Test piece for the 2008 Spring Music Festival this year.