My longest composition so far. I have been volunteering with the National Park Service doing some raptor monitoring, and have had flight on my mind a lot lately. I think some of the musical themes in "On A Rising Wind" reflect that.
The track photo is a composite of two of my photos with an falcon in the foreground and some nice scenery in Rocky Mountain National Park in the background.
I will be playing a couple of sets with Janice Young at the Lyons Fork, Lyons Colorado, on Sunday 20 March from 7:30 onward. We'll be doing some jazz standards, some country, some rock, and whatever else floats to the surface.
This piece celebrates the Winter Solstice, the return of the Sun, a new year, and the look forward towards Spring. Audio previews are available on my music page.
Coming soon to iTunes/Apple Music and other digitial distribution channels.
The music-only track for "Sky Poem" is now available on iTunes.
There is also a video with "Sky Poem" as the sound track on the "Music" page of this site.
I just released "Sky Poem" - it is already on CDBaby and should appear with the rest of my released music on iTunes/Apple Music shortly.
"Sky Poem" is a tribute to the big skies over the Front Range of Colorado's Rocky Mountains and features big horns and strings, big percussion, and a sweeping, majestic feel.
I have also produced a video to go along with the music that includes time-lapse photography of some amazing skies over Lyons, Colorado:
Compositions titled "Susquehanna" and "Flying Cloud" are now also released to iTunes and CDBaby. "Susquehanna" is a piano-centric piece that imagines the development of a river from a small quiet seep in some remote hillside, gaining power and strength as it flows, until it finally dissipates into the sea. And "Flying Cloud" is a straight-ahead bluegrass arrangement that reminds me of the rolling motion of a sailing vessel.
You can preview them by going to the Music page.
I am getting my tunes out so you can - hopefully - enjoy them!
First three are on CDBaby and should be showing up on iTunes soon:
These three are kinda celtic/folky/atmospheric. Plucked strings, wooden flutes, and more.
Working on sharing more soon!
