Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to my blog. I hope you had a great week. In this week’s blog post, I will be discussing my inspiration for writing a woodwind quintet arrangement of Davide Delle Cese’s classic symphonic march L’Inglesina (The Little English Girl).” I will also discuss my upcoming publication, Three European Marches. Read my latest blog post now to find out more.

Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to my blog. I hope you had a great week. In this week’s blog post, I will be discussing how travel makes you smarter. Thanks to the travels during my 24-year Air Force Band career, visiting 30 countries and 47 states, I have had many amazing experiences, which have made me a better musician. But how? Read my latest blog post now to find out.

Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to my blog! In this blog post, I will be discussing how to be a better arranger. Specifically, I will discuss three key components that will make you a better arranger. I am also offering a free PDF, a Music Publishing Checklist, which addresses several items an arranger should consider before publishing their music. Check out my latest blog post now!

Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to my blog! This week, I completed the last of my five clarinet choir arrangements inspired by the vibrant and passionate opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. Be sure to take a look at the newly released “March of the Toreadors” available in our CMP Shop. Save 40% if you buy the entire suite! Look for Selections from the opera Carmen, which will be officially available for digital download on 31 December, 2025, right here in our Shop.

Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to my blog! In this blog post, I will be discussing my arrangement of Gioacchino Rossini’s overture to the opera Italian in Algiers, in a setting for a clarinet choir. This delightful overture is quintessential Rossini, full of his trademark crescendos and lilting melodies.

Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to my blog! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. This week, I will be discussing my arrangement of five movements for woodwind quartet from George F. Handel’s Water Music Suites.

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I am taking off a few weeks for the Thanksgiving holidays to be with my family. Plus, my mother is recovering from pneumonia, and I need to be at home right now to help care for her. I’ll be back on December 5th with more anecdotes, memories, and passions for music. See you in the next blog, and Happy Thanksgiving!

This edition of my blog post is all about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. I will focus on the “Rondo” from his Serenade No. 10 KV 361 “Gran Partita.” In this blog, I will share stories about how this arrangement came to life, where it was first performed, and the honors it has received.

Here are some thoughts about my new arrangement for clarinet choir, a selection of five movements from Georges Bizet’s dynamic and fiery opera Carmen. Today, we start with the “Aragonaise, “or “Entr’Acte” from Act IV.