A.W. Smith Award

After opening my bill for this semeter's tuition, I was surprised to learn that I had received the A.W. Smith award, which pays full tuition for my last year at Case! Many thanks to anyone involved. I'm not sure who was responsible, so if you were, please let me know.

Purchase a Note in my Next Piece

I am starting a new series of pieces that explore connections between music and the global communications network. The resulting piece will be made entirely from the notes purchased by members of the community, and if you buy a note, you will be listed as a "co-composer" for the project (note that no musical skills are necessary to be involved).

Hamelin Poster Competition

With special thanks to Dr. Gary Ciepluch, my faculty sponsor for the Intersections SOURCE Poster Symposium, we would like to announce that the "Hamelin, After the Rats" poster won 1st place in the "Arts" category of the competition.

Micro Air Vehicles

I know this isn't strictly related to music, but sometimes my science page can go unnoticed. Please enjoy this cool new video compilation of a series of Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) test flights that were made over the course of this semester. Enjoy!

Hamelin Poster

Look for me at the "Intersections SOURCE Poster Symposium". I will have a booth with a poster for the Hamelin piece. The Alizarin video game is also being presented there, so look out for that too!

01001101

There is now a brief clip from the first movement of my new multimedia composition "01001101". Feel free to download or browse other clips. The recording was made on April 4th, 2006, by the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra.

Alumni Award

Today I learned that the CSE Alumni Association will present a very generous award which will help cover my tuition next year. My thanks go out to everyone on the selection committee and the alumni association for honoring me with this award.

Forgotton Press

After the Hamelin premiere, I was approached by an administrator who noted my website was missing several links to websites that mention my name. Also, there is a new article in the February 9th issue of the Winchester Sun newspaper. Feel free to check it out too (if you can find a copy). Below are a few other references:

Case Magazine Article (vol. 18 #2)
Case Engineering Magazine, Alizarin Article (vol. 4 #2, p. 4)
Case Engineering Magazine Reference (v. 4, #1, p. 15)
Rock for Doc Article
SOURCE Recognition
Random Reprint of an Old Article
Results of a 1999 Dogsled Race

Hamelin, After The Rats: World Premiere

On Sunday, March 5th, the Case Western Reserve University Symphonic Winds (under the direction of Gary Ciepluch) will be premiering my "Hamelin, After the Rats". The concert is at 6:00, in Kulas hall at the Cleveland Institute of Music.

Senior Recital

My senior composition recital will be Saturday, March 4th, at 3:00. It will be held at Harkness Chapel at Case Western Reserve University. Admission is free and there will be free food after the concert. This concert features Marlon Cox, Jacob Crandall, Ted Demas, Raphaela Ghodsizadeh, Maggie Kiehl, Minna, Krejci, Joy Liou, Alanna Mazarik, Colin Milne, David Ojala, Marc Plotkin, Jon Po, Sal Russo, and JT Tan.