History of Compositions
I started composing “seriously” when I was in high school. If you have any interest in seeing my entire output in from the beginning to the present, you’ve come to the right place! Not all pieces have pages associated with them at this point, but If there you see one you are interested in learning more about you can contact me here and ask me anything you want!
* denotes work in progress
Small Town Big Promise - Commissioned for the entire El Dorado School String Orchestra, Jennifer Michaels, Director (2024)
Untitled Sax Quartet - Commissioned by Pottsville Public Schools, Devin West, Director (2024)
Quasi-tonal Fanfare for Brass and Percussion - Brass Band Version (2022) (Available through my store)
Premiered by the Arkansas Musicworks Brass Band on a tour during July 2022, Directed by Brandon Hults
Composed 31 pieces in 31 days (March 2022)
Wrote a variety of music such as electronic background music, jazz charts, film score music, a superhero theme, aleatoric music, live improv music, a few 80’s synth jams, and a kids tv show theme song.
But I also wrote 3 percussion pieces and a piano solo.
Day 11 (2022) - 4 mallet marimba solo
Echo Gamma Eight (2022) - Beginning percussion ensemble - now published by Row-Loff Percussion
Performed by the East Tennessee State University Percussion Ensemble at 2023 PASIC, Matthew Geiger, Director.
Performed by the Goza M.S. Percussion Ensemble, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Ryan Wilkerson, Director, Spring 2023
Digbeet: Forgot the Foxtrot (2022) - Supplemental exercise for Echo Gamma Eight, with electronic backing track.
Acceptance (2022) - Piano Solo (Available through my store)
Spiral Staircase (2021) - Indoor Percussion show Arrangement of music by Patricia Taxxon, Co-written with Alex Miller.
Octo Delta Charlie (2021)- Percussion Ensemble - Commissioned for Lingle Middle School (Available through my store)
Performed by the Lingle Middle School 7th Grade Percussion, directed by Kevin Hume, Spring 2022
Chariots (2021)- Commissioned for Brazos Middle School Band (Available through my store)
Performed by the Brazos Middle School Band, directed by Allynn Garcia, Spring 2021
Fog of War (2021)- Accidentally written for the Brazos High School Band (Available through my store)
Performed by the Brazos High School Band, directed by Billy Mere, Spring 2021
cable theory vol. 1 (2020)- debut electronic album. Available on my Bandcamp page.
Lingle Middle School Fight Song (2020)- Commissioned for Lingle Middle School, Rogers, Arkansas
Inside (2020)- Marimba Solo
Pea Ridge 2020 Marching Show Arrangement (2020)- Commissioned for Pea Ridge High School (Available through my store)
“Carmen” Marching Band Arrangement (2020)- Commissioned for Rogers Heritage High School Marching Band (Available through my store)
“Unforgettable” Percussion Arrangement(2019)- Commissioned for Pea Ridge High School Percussion Ensemble (Available through my store)
In Hot Pursuit (2019)- Commissioned for Lingle Middle School (Available through my store)
Performed by the Har-Ber High School Percussion Ensemble, directed by CJ Morris, April 22 & 25, 2023.
The Veil Between (2018 & 2019) – Concert Band – (Commissioned by Chris Moore and Ashley Baty) (Available through my store)
Premiered at George Junior High’s Mass Band Concert, November 5, 2019
*Loop Pedal Experimentations (2019)- Electronic music compositions/improvisations for a potential album
Coffee Compositions, Musical Journaling Miniatures for Piano and Vibraphone (2019)
*Dice Music (2019) – for Thought Form Collective
Brushstrokes (2019) – Flugelhorn/C-Trumpet Solo with Piano - Commissioned by Patrick Oliverio
*Untitled Cello/Piano Duet (2019)
Fragmented Loops (2019) – for Thought Form Collective (developing material from SoLo-ops #1)
Premiered by Thought Form Collective at Backspace in Fayetteville, Arkansas, November 19, 2020
Interruption #2 from Immersion (2019) – Prepared Bass Drum Trio – for Thought Form Collective
Premiered on Good Day NWA TV Show.
Played as a part of Immerse: Wilson Springs Festival
Immersion (2019) -Percussion Sextet – Collaboration for Thought Form Collective: composed by Drew Morris, Chris Scherer, and Jacob Arnold.
Premiered at Immerse: Wilson Springs, September 7, 2019
Red Shadow (2019) – (Commissioned for the Pea Ridge High School Band) (Available through my store)
Performed throughout the 2019 Marching Season by Pea Ridge High School. 2nd place at Northwest Arkansas Invitational, and 4th Place in the 4A Arkansas State Marching Contest.
Kolby Phase (2019) – Electronic Fixed Media Composition.
Red (2008-2019) – Concert Band – Final Movement of Primary Colors Suite (Available through my store)
May 13, 2019 (serene, peace) – for the Thought Form Collective
Premiered by Thought Form Collective at Backspace in Fayetteville, Arkansas, November 19, 2019
Performed by Thought Form Collective at “Trillium Salon Series” New Years Day Potluck, January 1, 2020
2 Man Comic Book Club Podcast Theme Music – (2019) Electronic Music
Threshold (2019) – Concert Band – (Commissioned by Billy Mere) (Available through my store)
Premiered by the Brazos High School Band, Wallis, Texas, Directed by Billy Mere, May 6, 2019
Digbeet: 16-NT FB (2019) – drum technique exercise with electronic backing track (to accompany Awakening Storm)
Awakening Storm (2019) – Percussion Ensemble – (Commissioned by Matt McCool and Kevin Hume) (Available through my store)
Premiered by the Sir Francis Banting S.S. Percussion Ensemble, London, Ontario, Canada, Directed by Brian Donohue, April 16, 2024
Fading Away (2018) – Percussion Ensemble – (Commissioned by Kevin Hume and Matt McCool) (Available through my store)
Performed by the Pea Ridge High School Percussion ensemble at various competitions and concerts between February 2019 and May 2019
Performed by Drumband Styx, Ledegem, Belgium, Kristof Lemiegre, director. January 28, 2024
Rev. (2018) – Chamber Orchestra – (Commissioned by Janna Lane for the John Brown University Chamber Orchestra) (Available through my store)
Performed by the John Brown University Chamber Orchestra, Janna Lane Director, November 29th Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
of quiet desperation (2018) – piano solo
SoLo-ops #1 (2018) – piano/loop pedal solo- miniatures collection
*Thorus and Aria, a short sci-fi opera (2018) – for 3 vocalists, piano, synthesizer, clarinet, saxophone, and probably more (based on material originally written for “A4”)
A4 (before Thorus and Aria) – for piano, synthesizer (or 2) and alto saxophone (or 2) (2018) – the drew morris ensemble
warm sweater on a cold morning (2018) – electric organ solo
*Piano Grid – piano solo (2018) adaptation of material originally written for A2
D1 – Rhythmic Etude for 2 wind players, 2 bass drums, and 2 hi-hats (2018) – the drew morris ensemble
A2 for 6 synthesizers (2018) – the drew morris ensemble
A Brief Sojourn (2018) – Concert Band – (commissioned by James Hendrix for the J.O. Kelly Middle School Band) (Available through my store)
Performed by the J.O. Kelly Middle School Band, May 17, 2018, Springdale, Arkansas, James Hendrix, Director
Performed by the Springdale High School Concert Winds, Directed by Ashley Baty, February 25, 2019
Performed by the Springdale High School Concert Winds, Directed by Ashley Baty, March 7, 2019
Performed by the Lincoln Junior High School Band, Directed by Chris Moore, October 5, 2022
Performed by the Lincoln Junior High School Band at the Arkansas All-State Clinic, Directed by Chris Moore, February 16, 2023
(The Ol’) Switcheroo (2017) – Percussion Ensemble – (commissioned by James Hendrix for the J.O. Kelly Middle School percussion ensemble)
Ember Rave (2017) – Electronic composition for website – (Commissioned by Josh Weaver and the Berryville High School Robotics team)
Digbeet: 7/8 Q3 (2017) – drum technique exercise with electronic backing track (to accompany The Great Divide)
Digbeet: db16g (2017) – drum technique exercise with electronic backing track (to accompany Security Breach)
Security Breach (2017) – Percussion Ensemble – (commissioned by Kevin Hume for the Pea Ridge Junior High Percussion Ensemble) (Available through my store)
Performed by the Pea Ridge 7th and 8th grade Percussion Ensemble, April 19, 2018, Pea Ridge, Arkansas, Directed by Matt McCool
Performed by percussionists from Southwest and Central Junior High Schools, Springdale, Arkansas, Directed by C.J. Morris, April 4th, 2019.
909 (2017) – Marimba Duet – (Commissioned by Kolby Palmore) (Available through my store)
Performed by Kolby Palmore and Kelby Taylor, April 21, 2018, Fayetteville, Arkansas
The Great Divide (2017) -Percussion Ensemble – (commissioned by Kevin Hume for the Pea Ridge High School Percussion Ensemble) (Available through my store)
Performed by the Pea Ridge High School Percussion Ensemble, March 24, 2018
Performed by the Pea Ridge High School Percussion Ensemble, April 19, 2018, Pea Ridge, Arkansas
Performed by the Pea Ridge High School Percussion Ensemble, May 1, 2018, Pea Ridge, Arkansas
*Winter Rose Variations (2017) – unknown ensemble
Short Film (2017) – marimba solo (Available through my store)
Why do we Fall? (2017)- concert band (Available through my store)
Performed by the Siloam Springs High School Wind Symphony, May 1, 2018, Siloam Springs, Arkansas, Directed by Daniel Hodge
Performed by the University of Arkansas White Concert Band, April 28, 2019, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Directed by Dr. Jamal Duncan.
Jump Scare (2017) – concert band
Performed by the Gentry High School Band, May 6, 2018, Gentry, Arkansas, Directed by Karri Wesson
Loot the Room (2017) – concert band (Available through my store)
Performed by the Green Forest Middle School Band, April 26, 2018, Green Forest, Arkansas, Directed by Jon Taylor
Partial Eclipse (2017) – percussion quartet
*Katahdin (2017) – Concert Band
Groove Juice (2017) – percussion ensemble for 10 players (Available through my store)
Performed by the Har-ber High School Percussion Ensemble, February 8, 2018, Springdale, Arkansas, directed by Kelby Taylor
Performed by the Har-ber High School Percussion Ensemble, February 10, 2018, Fayetteville, Arkansas, directed by Kelby Taylor
Performed by the Gateway High School Percussion Ensemble, December 9, 2021, Kissimmee, Florida, directed by Noel Muniz
Performed by the Duluth High School Percussion Ensemble, March 31, 2022, Duluth, Georgia, Directed by Bryan Wysocki
The Midnight Circus (2017) – concert band (Available through my store)
Performed by Harrison High School, Spring 2018, Directed by Doug Blevins
Performed by Berryville High School, Doug and Tonya Blevins, directors, February 27, 2024
Foreboding Bells (2017) – concert band
Performed by the Pea Ridge High School Band, April 19, 2018, Pea Ridge, Arkansas, Directed by Kevin Hume
Coffee with Grady (2017) – piano solo (Available through my store)
*fourteen (2017)- drew morris ensemble
Eye-Q-Blues (2016) – jazz band (Available through my store)
Quasi-tonal Fanfare for Brass and Percussion (2013)- brass/percussion ensemble (Available through my store)
School (2013)- indoor drumline (with James Hendrix and Alex Miller)
Performed by Berryville Indoor Percussion (B.I.P), directed by Me and Alex Miller in 2013
Charlie Delta Octo (2011?) – percussion ensemble (not to be confused with “Octo Delta Charlie”)
Shadow Grooves (2011 and 2017)- concert band (Available through my store)
Performed by the Heritage High School Symphonic Band, April 24, 2018, Rogers, Arkansas, Directed by Jeremy Doss
Performed by the Lakeside Junior High School Band, May 21, 2018, Springdale, Arkansas, Directed by Chris Shelby
Performed by Berryville High School, Doug and Tonya Blevins, directors, February 27, 2024
Utopia (2011)- indoor drumline (with James Hendrix)
Performed by Berryville Indoor Percussion (B.I.P.), directed by me 2011
Alpha Bravo Niner (2010)- percussion ensemble Published by Row-Loff Productions
Performed by the Berryville Middle School Beginning Percussion Ensemble, directed by me, in 2010
Performed by the Bellevue Percussion Ensemble in 2011
Performed by the Patrick Marsh Middle School Percussion Ensemble, directed by Chris Gleason, guest conducted by Sharon Haraldson in 2013
Performed by the Cox Mill Percussion Ensemble, led by Curtis Huffman, conducted by Joseph B. Earp
Performed by the Lingle Middle School 6th Grade Percussion, directed by Kevin Hume, Spring 2022
Drewish Dance - Concert Band (2009)
Premiered by the Berryville Middle School Band, conducted by me in Spring 2009
eight (2008?) – drew morris ensemble
seven (2008?)- drew morris ensemble
two (2008?)- drew morris ensemble
Yellow (2008 and 2011)- concert band Finalist in Third International Frank Ticheli Composition Contest (Available through my store)
Performed by the Berryville High School Band, directed by Daniel Hodge 2008
Performed by the Berryville High School Band, director: Daniel Hodge, guest conducted by me in 2011
Performed by the University of Arkansas Red Concert Band, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Directed by Dr. Benjamin Lorenzo, April 30, 2019.
Performed by the Arkansas Winds, Directed by Michael Ferguson, February 25, 2023.
Blue (2008 and 2017 and 2019)- concert band (Available through my store)
Red (2008 and 2017 and 2019)- concert band
In the spring (2007) – concert band
Performed by the Carroll County Community Orchestra, director: Ken Smith, guest conducted by me in 2007
Green Forest Opener (2007) – marching band
Performed by the Green Forest Marching Band through the marching season of 2007
Green Forest Tango (2007) – marching band
Performed by the Green Forest Marching Band through the marching season of 2007
Dichotomy: A Love Severed, The Ballad of Lazerhands (2007)- concert band
Performed by the Berryville High School Band, director: Daniel Hodge, guest conducted by me in the spring of 2007
Fire Breathing Dragon (2006) – midi-piano solo (unplayable by humans, but awesome!)
Quintet of Brass (2004-2005)-4 movements complete- brass quintet
Town Festival March (2005) – British brass band
Performed by the Ozark Mountains British Brass Band, directed by Patricia Ellison, in 2005
Odyssey for Four B-Flat Trumpets (2005)- trumpet ensemble
Performed by the University of Arkansas Trumpet Ensemble, directed by Dr. Richard Rulli, in 2005.
Johnny One Arm: Plutoniumfest (2002) – film score (sort of)
Symphony in a-minor (2000-2008)- one movement finished – orchestra