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In the Wild, Part 2

In 2016, we decided to support the creation of a piano concerto (Persona Mechanica) by Jesse Jones for pianist Xak Bjerken.  New Music USA recommended this project to us.  Even though we did not know either gentleman, Jesse taught at…

In the Wild, Part 1

We always hope that a piece we support will live on after the premiere: that the performer(s) who premiered it will play it again, and that others will, too.  That ambition grew over time into a desire for at least…

Ledgers and Gems

When I first published this website, I glanced over the pages and thought that the list of compositions looked like a ledger. Just a long, dry list of items, carefully accounted for, but not too exciting. I should not have…