New music just in time for Christmas
The Coastal Symphony of Georgia recently commissioned new music just in time for Christmas.
The Coastal Symphony of Georgia recently commissioned new music just in time for Christmas. The Jacoby Brass will premiere my arrangement of “What Child Is This” at the upcoming Variations on a Season Concert. The event takes place on Sunday, December 6, 2020 3:00 p.m. at Gascoigne Park in St. Simons Island, GA. Additionally, members of the Jacksonville Symphony will also perform the arrangement at the EMMA Holiday Pops Concert. This event takes place on Wednesday, December 16, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Lewis Auditorium at Flagler College, 14 Granada Street in downtown St. Augustine, FL.
Brass and Percussion Concert
I'm happy to announce that the Jacksonville Symphony will perform my work, Spiritual Medley, on its upcoming Brass, Organ, Winds, and Percussion concert that takes place on November 3rd. Spiritual Medley features James Jenkins, principal tuba in the Jacksonville Symphony and it was premiered by Jenkins with the Strings Music Festival Brass and Percussion Ensemble in Colorado this past summer.
Music for Brass and Percussion
The Strings Music Festival Brass & Percussion Ensemble will premiere an arrangement of African-American spirituals written to feature James Jenkins, principal tubist with the Jacksonville Symphony. I wrote a somewhat different arrangement of the same songs, “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” and “Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho,” a couple of years ago for James’ Germany tour with the Ukrainian Chamber Orchestra.
Solo Features for Jazz Ensemble
Here is jazz ensemble arrangement of "April Green," a composition written by legendary saxophonist Bunky Green. The song was originally released in 1979 on Bunky Green's album Places We've Never Been that featured Randy Brecker, Albert Dailey, Ronald Kubelik, Eddie Gomez, and Freddie Waits. This arrangement for alto saxophone soloist and jazz ensemble was commissioned for Bunky Green and the University of North Florida Jazz Ensemble 1. The sheet music can be purchased here. If you are an artist who is interested in commissioning an original composition or arrangement that will feature you with a jazz ensemble, please contact me to discuss the details.
University of North Florida Jazz Students and Faculty perform April Green, a Bunky Green composition arranged for jazz ensemble by Clarence Hines. This performance from the 2011 CD/DVD April Green, features Bunky Green on alto saxophone.
The Quest
The Quest, one of my original compositions for wind ensemble, will be performed on April 15th in a concert by the University of North Florida Wind Symphony. This work was commissioned by Dr. Gordon Brock for a 2011 premiere at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts that featured Bunky Green, legendary alto saxophonist and former UNF Director of Jazz Studies. This upcoming performance of The Quest will feature Todd DelGiudice, alto saxophonist and UNF Professor, as Dr. Gordon Brock celebrates his final performance with the UNF Wind Symphony before retiring at the end of this semester.