The Notebooks.
MUSIC AND LIFE. Music can be a powerful way to express feelings, experiences, and moments in life. This notebook is filled with stories from my life. Through the music within these pages, I hope to share a bit of my emotions and perspectives, while reflecting on the deep connections that exist between music and life itself.. These are the titles:
CALIFORNIA Sessions. The music from this notebook represents my life in California. After living here for 26 years, this place has deeply shaped the way I see and appreciate its beauty. Through these compositions, I wanted to create a musical postcard that captures the essence of the places I’ve lived in and visited. With this music, I know I will always remember California.
Music all YEAR round. As the seasons change, so does the way I do things. Each season—and even each month—brings a different feeling, and the music I play reflects that. The result is this project, which captures my effort to create music that can be played and enjoyed throughout the year.
Approved MEASURES. In this collection, I wanted to honor some of my favorite composers by borrowing small fragments of their music and weaving them into my own compositions. In doing so, I continue to share pieces of my life through the music I create.
- Starting Point
- Loud and Clear
- Welcome
- Endless
- Aria
- Bright World
- At Last
- Between the Lines
Emperor's NEW clothes. I know that you know, you know he knows, she knows that we know, we know you all know, you all definitely know they know. Why then deny the obvious? The music from this notebook brings to light some of the truths that many prefer to ignore.
Wonders of MUSIC. The ability to marvel at the world tends to fade as we grow older—but fortunately, it is never completely lost. The pieces in this collection invite me to reflect on everyday moments and, in doing so, to seek answers to timeless questions_ about love, nature, and the delicate balance between life and death.
Before the SUN goes down. The music in this notebook is an exploration of pain, loss, and the struggles of life—moments I have faced at one time or another. Yet it also reflects the beauty of the good things that come my way. And when they do, I hope they shine through before the sun goes down.
HELLO World. Ordinary moments are anything but ordinary. Life doesn't unfolds all at once, but in small parts, revealing itself little by little. The music from this collection follow those moments, trying to understand the connections between them and myself. I wanted to explore what's around me, while at the same time introducing myself and, in a way, saying hello to the world.
- All I Ever Wanted
- First Glance
- Your Smile
- Wink
Open LETTERS. Each entry from this collection begins from a particular point-an experience, a question, a frustration, an admiration. The letters are written with the hope that somewhere, a reader might pause and think, Yes-I have wondered about that too. The music is written with the hope that a musician might stop and think, Yes-that sounds like music I would like to play.
- Strange Beauty
- Once Again
- What's to Come
- Shall We?
- Watch me Fly
Under The SUN. I begun writing "Under the Sun" as a way of exploring and capturing the beauty of my world. There is something humbling in realizing that everything I feel, everything I am and everything I've become has happened under the same star once shone on Bach as he composed his music, and on Van Gogh as he painted his skies. These are pieces of my life in a world shape by the same star.
- Worlds Apart
- Nice Meeting You
- So Alive!
- Wonderful Nothing
- Say It!