New: compositions

I’ve put a new section on my website, for my compositions.

My former composition mentor, David Ludwig, who is a rockin’ composer as well as a solid mensch, has for a long time been prodding me about composing more. Throughout my years at Philadelphia, I’d come to him for composition lessons with sketches and half-written works where, like a wizened Chinese grand master of sorts, David would lob these gentle softballs of encouragement and wisdom at me. (Like a turtle at an airport, I slowly plodded about while these objects flew with great speed over my head.)

So I very recently finished this passacaglia on a theme by radiohead, which has been a project bouncing around my head for a few years. The dedication is to David, whose softballs were so very appreciated by this humble turtle.