Artist – Craftsman

Sketchbooks from past and present.

Open the Books

At one point in my life I intended to pursue a career in music recording.  I also played the piano quite a bit, so I recorded a number of CDs, which were titled “Piano Stuffs” largely out of a fear that a more serious-sounding title would give the wrong impression and set the listener up for disappointment. These are some of my favorite recordings from that period of time.

Quartet

Carolina Red

Ode To Orgoth

Five

Duet

Last Minute Rush

Big My Secret (by Michael Nyman)

Compiled December 2007

In late 2007 I finished compiling a list of concerns regarding facilities, curriculum structure, and equipment that I had been researching for the previous seven months. A group of undergraduate students met with the faculty and administration regarding these concerns. The working document I created as a framework for our meetings is presented here in its original form as a reference for problems perceived at that time, as well as an example for structuring similar future documents. To view the PDF, click here

Free and open downloads for your listening pleasure : Piano Stuffs V

I recorded this during my first semester at Penn State.  It’s not entirely polished, and some tracks are much better than others.  A few are split into parts because of their length.  Duet and Quartet are probably the best of the lot.

Please save to your computer if you’re going to listen many times. (right click the link, click “save target as” or “save linked file as”)

Track 1: Five

Track 2: Duet

Track 3: Once Again

Track 4: Last Minute Rush

Track 5: Puttering

Track 6: To Whom It May Concern

Track 7: Denial (part 1)

Track 8: Denial (part 2)

Track 9: Quartet

Track 10: The Earl of Oxford (part 1)

Track 11: The Earl of Oxford (part 2)

Track 12: The Earl of Oxford (part 3)

Track 13: The Earl of Oxford (part 4)

Track 14: The Earl of Oxford (part 5)