- “So what kind of music do you write?”

Another tricky question…. “good music, I hope..” is the standard, easy answer. I’ve never been happy with labels: jazz or pop, modern, classical, world… The best music is often heard in the spaces between the pigeonholes, or even in no-mans land.

I studied arranging and commercial composition courses in college and did a little commercial arranging, but it wasn’t until I moved to Holland that I really started writing: on the one hand for school orchestras and ensembles, on the other for the UWO. Winning a few composition prizes supplied much-appreciated recognition and a welcome increase in commissions.

Complete listings can be found on the Compositions page: the larger projects are described separately.

Although I’ve often composed to commission, I much prefer writing for people I know, integrating their musical language and preferences into mine, and working with improvising musicians takes this integration much further.

Prizes