Many consider Russian composer Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1884-1908) as one of the all-time masters of orchestration. He is perhaps best known for composing “Flight of the Bumblebee”. During the course of his life, he wrote hundreds of pages of notes on orchestration.

We’ve all heard the old adage in one form or another–”When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail”. It’s up to us to be sure we know how (and when) to pick up another tool when the job requires it.

Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven is a work of historical fiction centered around the Saracen siege of Jerusalem in 1187. Thought it takes some historical liberties and presents a message that does Christianity few favors, I find it to be an engaging and thought provoking work.

I’m excited to add my brand new logo to this site! Designed by the talented Jeremiah Jost, this logo design communicates what I do in a simple but effective manner.