All of the music for my upcoming album is now complete. The CD will feature 60 minutes of new music that features the trumpet. And all of the music is composed by myself. I will be joined by some great artists on the CD while I play the trumpet parts. Now off to the re...

Today marks the start of my second year at Arizona State University. This will be the last year of my Masters Degree in trumpet performance. Expect a recital or two and lots of other concerts and performances throughout the year!

Over the summer I served as the Assistant Conductor at the Hot Springs Music Festival as well as attending the Miami Music Festival as a Conducting Fellow. Check out some of the photos from these trips below.

I had a great time at the International Trumpet Guild Conference in San Antonio, Texas. While I was there I visited the historic Alamo and the San Antonio Riverwalk.

I also met some of the world's greatest trumpeters. (Check out the photos)

This July I will be attending the Miami Music Festival as a conductor. At the festival I will get to study with the world renowned orchestral conductor David Effron.

This summer I will serve as the Assistant Conductor for the Hot Springs Music Festival. I'm excited to spend a few weeks in Arkansas this June!

I recently learned that I have been awarded a grant through the Southwest Minnesota Arts Foundation and the McKnight Foundation. They are providing funds for the creation of a new CD to be released in the coming year. The tracks will all be works composed by myself, an...

This past Sunday I performed my first Master's Recital at Arizona State University. The program consisted of the Haydn Trumpet Concerto, the Bach after Vivaldi Trumpet Concerto, Ibert's Impromptu, and the Pilss Sonata for Trumpet and Piano. You can check out the perfor...

This March I had the opportunity to travel to Russia and conduct the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Below are photos from the trip.

The 2017 "American Prize" results are in! Two of my compositions were recognized ("Concert Piece" and "Proclamation") That brings my total number of American Prize Awards to 5! Check out the full list below.

"The American Prize competition recognizes America's finest pr...