Elyse is a former student in the Lake Tahoe area. She’s gone on to do great things and is very accomplished! Go see her live performance in the San Francisco Bay Area! Buy tickets here…. http://www.aftonshows.com/steelnhammers Elyse Weakley Hey South Bay friends, playing a solo set in Cupertino on August 1 though might have some […]
Read More »Music is everywhere! It’s cool, only humans can create it (and maybe some smart animals), we compose music, learn to play an instrument and really listen to music. It’s pretty incredible that fingers can create such beautiful melodies that move us to dance, feel deep emotions and even shop! Powerful stuff! It’s in the grocery […]
Read More »<a href=”http://”> One from the archives! Your teacher, Laura Cook. Excerpt from Senior Recital.
Read More »We cried when we heard the news. Yes, tears of joy! Six year old piano student Rosanna Foss is going to Carnegie Hall in November! She said “it’s my dream to go to Carnegie Hall!” I think she will continue to have that dream, and many more. Wow, students and parents are crazy for music […]
Read More »Since April, I have changed residence, scored a film that went to Cannes, landed an awesome position as Program Director for the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, beginning August 2013, and composing an original big band piece, entitled ‘Bring It Home’, performance in Seattle, WA, August 2013. This will be a first for me as I’ve […]
Read More »http://www.siff.net/cinema/sound-of-silents — with Del Engen and 4 others. The Sound of Silents with a Side of Schtick | SIFF www.siff.net Travel back to a bygone era when cinema and vaudeville shared the bill for a brief moment in history! Am honored to be chosen as one of the composers for ‘The Wonderful Living Fan’ […]
Read More »Hi Everyone – A great book, if you don’t have it is: The Jazz Theory Book by Mark Levine – Had a great meeting with Scott today – still planning out scheduling and syllabus details. It looks like we’ll be creating two different groups, those who have already arranged and those who want to […]
Read More »After completing a silent movie score, a couple of vocal arrangements and looking for more…. The jazz composers workshop is beginning! I’m so excited about it – look for some new tunes from up and coming composers this Fall! Yahoo!
Read More »Happy cold days of Winter! And all the best for everyone in 2013! There are FOUR projects I’m working on – two are continuations from 2012, arrangements of an English war veterans original songs and a new jazz ensemble piece. The third is a silent movie score for – ‘The Wonderful Living Fan’ George Melies […]
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