I compose and arrange music for orchestra, band, choir, and jazz ensembles. On any typical day I have three or four pieces on my desk in various stages of progress. I love everything about writing music--all the steps, all the processes, all the tools, and especially all the connections I've made through it.

My catalog includes original compositions and arrangements --including orchestra, wind ensemble, choirs, and chamber or solo pieces-- and an equal number of jazz pieces (for combo, jazz ensemble, guitar ensemble, jazz orchestra, and musical theater). I also compose electronic music--both interactive and for fixed media--and music for film and theater, including two musicals, sound design and incidental music for stage plays.

I think my range of interests goes back to my childhood in Pittsburgh. My mother would go to the public library and bring back a stack of vinyl LPs every week, so as a youngster I was listening to Aaron Copland, Louis Armstrong, Anton Dvorak, The Mills Brothers, Andre Previn, Herb Alpert, Doc Severinsen, Maurice Andre, and so many other giants (and not-giants). At an early age I already had a sense that the world of music has a place for many, many different modes of expression.

For music engraving I currently use Dorico (after being a Finale user for decades) and have recently begun doing some pieces in Sibelius. Since 2013 I've been doing music production with an arsenal of tools that include Pro Tools, Wave Labs, MAX/MSP, and dozens of virtual instruments and VST plugins.

And, I'm a music professor: I've been teaching college music theory, composition, orchestration and arranging since 2017. At Grove City College I am the Director of Jazz, which includes directing the Jazz Ensemble, Stage Band, and teaching jazz history.