Performances, Appearances and Compositions
Welcome to my Activities page, where you can find information regarding upcoming performances, lecture presentations, commissions and recording projects. If you would like to chat with me about a musical commission, or discuss a lecture presentation for your group or club, please contact me.
Performances
- Faith Bible Church (Alb, NM): God’s Perfect Love, cantata for choir and piano, narration and lyrics by Claire Roth; premieres Dec 18, 2011
- Animal Advocates, First Unitarian Church (Alb, NM): The Mystery of the Cold Wet Nose, by Linda Bairstow, intergenerational play with music, premieres April 14-15, 2012
- Albuquerque Civic Chorus: Enchanted Land for SATB choir and piano, lyrics by Claire Roth; commissioned to celebrate the centennial of New Mexico statehood, premieres May 18-20, 2012
Schedule of Appearances: 2012
- Jan 24 – Singing the Showtunes, 12 sessions, no class March 06
- Jan 31 – American Songwriters: Cole Porter
- Feb 02 – Dream Lover: Life and Times of Bobby Darin
- Feb 09 – The Remarkable Danny Kaye
- Feb 29 – Robert and Clara Schumann
- Mar 15 – Josephine Baker: The Black Pearl
- Mar 28 – Peggy Lee: Is That All There Is?
- Apr 03 – Band on the Run: Paul McCartney
- Apr 14 – Music for a New Age: 100th Anniversary of the Titanic
- Apr 19 – Day-O, Day-O! The Harry Belafonte Story
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, UNM Campus
- Jan 12 – A Taste of Osher
- Jan 25 – Anne Frank and the Music of Socialist Germany
- Feb 16 – C S Lewis
- Aug 1-15 – Giants of American Music, 3 sessions
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Alegria Del Webb Campus, Bernalillo
- Jan 10 – A Taste of Osher
- Mar 14-21 – The Big Band Era, 2 sessions
- Jun 20-27 – Good Vibrations in Surf City, 2 sessions
Albuquerque Unitarian Fellowship
- Jan 08 – Composer Hector Berlioz
- Feb 19 – Songwriter Neil Diamond
- Mar 18 – In My Merry Oldsmobile
- Apr 15 – Singing Actors
- May 27 – Composer Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Jun 17 – Classical Side of Paul McCartney
- Jul 15 – TBA
Other venues
- Friendly Philosophers, Feb 20 – The Changing Face of Seasonal Music, Copper Canyon, Albuquerque
Commissions
The commission from the Belgian clarinet choir Claribel is nearing completion. I am also working on an accordion duo, and several other projects. If you are interested in my work and would like to discuss a project or commission, please contact me.
Recording Projects
My latest CD, Following My Heart, is available through CDBaby, Amazon.com, iTunes, DigStation, and other digital and brick and mortar distributors. My Christmas CD, Flowers in Winter, which is still available for digital download, has been re-released in a special limited edition. Both CDs will be available at personal appearances, performance, and lecture presentations, or email me for details! If you’re in Albuquerque, you can also buy them at Michael Thomas Coffee, or Hastings outlets on Lomas, Juan Tabo, and Wyoming.
Glyn Greenslade’s CD, Heartstrings, is now available as a digital download from CDBaby, iTunes, and all other major digital distributors. This collaborative effort includes his orchestrations of 10 of my piano solos, and the title track, which is an original composition by Glyn.
Print Music Publishers
My compositions have been published by the following companies: Alfred Music (Myklas Music), Lorenz (Heritage Music), JEMS Publications, Kjos Music Company, and Shawnee Press.
