Personal
I enjoy playing Go, but haven’t played much in a while. More recently, my wife and I have been playing a fair amount of bridge. I also enjoy digital photography and reading (aka collecting books).
Music
I am a classical and jazz pianist and amateur composer; here’s some of my music.
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Compositions
The Beech Leaves Old. Four-part (SATB) vocal setting of a verse from The Madness of King Goll by W. B. Yeats, written as the final project for a field botany class in spring 2003. [pdf | lilypond source]
Rest I. Eight-part (SSAATTBB) vocal setting of Matthew 11:28–31, first of a planned four-movement work on the theme of rest. [pdf | lilypond source]
Recordings
In the Pocket demo. A jazz trio that I played with during the summer of 2002. Jeff Curtin, drums; Alex Klein, electric bass; Brent Yorgey, keyboard. (All rights reserved.)
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- Brahms: Piano Sonata in F minor, Op. 5
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- JS Bach: Preludes and Fugues in C minor and G major from the Well-Tempered Clavier Book I
- Rachmaninov: Etude-Tableau in A minor (Op. 39 #2) and Prelude in D flat major (Op. 32 #13)
- Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Recitals accompanying Katie Saxon, soprano (All rights reserved):
KatieFest 2002. Copland, Schubert, Schumann, Bach, Handel, Ives.
“Spoil Your Dinner” recital and tea party (Fall 2002). Schubert, Messiaen, Barber.
KatieFest 2003. Bach, Schubert, Messiaen, Barber.