by Modern Songbook Records | Jun 30, 2017 | Charlie's Blog, News
I’ve just finished a new piece to be premiered next spring under the baton of maestra Victoria Gau. When I wrote it, I was going for a retro-modern, sci-fi, Jetsons, mid-century vibe, so naturally I called it Rocket Ship Model X-14z19 (Personal Space Vehicle... by Modern Songbook Records | Jun 16, 2017 | Charlie's Blog, News
For decades, my city didn’t have a baseball team, and I didn’t miss it. I was not a ball player when I was young—well, certainly not a good one. But in the dozen years since the Nationals arrived in DC, I have become a true fanatic. I think it’s...
by Modern Songbook Records | Jun 5, 2017 | Concert Chamber Works, Concert Orchestral Works, Orchestral & Chamber
This piece for string orchestra is built to be an encore “show-off” piece for string ensemble. Duration: 4 minutes Download the score: – Full Score Stream the Music:...
by Modern Songbook Records | Jun 4, 2017 | Concert Orchestral Works, Orchestral & Chamber
Instrumentation; picc,2fl,2ob,eh,2cl,bscl,2bs,4hrn,3trp,2trb,bstrb,tba,3perc,timp,harp,strings Duration: 12 minutes Download the score: My Own Personal Rocketship – Full Score Stream the music:... by Modern Songbook Records | Jun 2, 2017 | Charlie's Blog, News
The play I wrote last year about George Gershwin and Arnold Schoenberg, 12ness, is having its first production soon, and I was lucky enough to get to see part of a rehearsal last week. The director is a total pro named George B. Miller who seems to instinctively know...
