NOTE: An MP3 file, using Kontakt sounds, is available online at this site for listening.

Like most pieces that I write, �At Close of Day� has a dual purpose: a) to be a manifestation of me, or a musical self-portrait; and b) to be a challenging but enjoyable learning opportunity for those who prepare and perform it, especially but by no means exclusively string students. Also, like most of what I compose, this work is very much in the neo-romantic vein and as such is especially suitable eit... (more)

NOTE: An MP3 file, using Kontakt sounds, is available online at this site for listening.

Like most pieces that I write, �At Close of Day� has a dual purpose: a) to be a manifestation of me, or a musical self-portrait; and b) to be a challenging but enjoyable learning opportunity for those who prepare and perform it, especially but by no means exclusively string students. Also, like most of what I compose, this work is very much in the neo-romantic vein and as such is especially suitable either for Valentine's Day programs and concerts or for spring productions. It also was used as pre-service music for a wedding ceremony in the summer of 2006.

Stylistically, "At Close of Day," which was inspired by a flood of old and new memories one summer evening, resides within a gray area between traditional academic, or classical, music and high-brow popular music.

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