Month: September 2024

2024-25 New Releases

/ hassmusic / Leave a comment

This is comically late, but here is an official list of all my new releases for this school year!

And hey, I even got out of the habit of making all my cover pages different variations of sunsets  😂Definitely helps to have Anna Marshall creating many of these (any of the cool looking ones you can assume Anna designed).

New Releases:

Teal Fusion – Grade 3.5 concert band
Through the Vaulting Skies – 12-part trombone choir
Iridescence – Grade 2.5 string orchestra (published through Randall Standridge Music!)
Phantom Voltage – Bari sax duo
Moonlit Village – Saxophone quartet (SATB or AATB)
Dancing Light – Trombone quartet

Re-Releases (New editions of older pieces):

Thermal Whiplash – Trumpet ensemble (6 or 7 parts)
Volcanic Ash – Saxophone quartet, or sextet
Sacred Embers – Saxophone ensemble (8 or 9 parts)
Concerto – Bari sax and string orchestra (or piano)

And yes, this means I’ve revised my Bari Sax Concerto! I’ve been wanting to revise this piece for years and finally had the motivation to rework, condense, and polish what I had originally written in 2018. No recording yet, but I know the piece is already in good hands so hopefully I’ll be sharing one soon!

First Published Piece!

/ hassmusic / Leave a comment

Baby’s first published piece 😭

I can’t express how excited I am to share that my string orchestra piece ‘Iridescence’ has joined the esteemed Randall Standridge Music catalog for this upcoming school year! To non-musicians not in the know, Randall Standridge has become one of the premiere names in composition – it seems like every ensemble I work with is playing at least one of his unique and engaging pieces and they’re always a delight to rehearse with students. It’s truly an honor to work with one of my composition idols!

Katie LaBrie (the catalog’s editor and another extraordinary composer) has been a beacon of light in this transition, providing so much valuable insight into how to best write for strings. Some of the tweaks that Katie suggested really helped make this piece soar, and it was great to know that most of my bowings already made sense!

And I’d be remised if I didn’t mention how appreciative I am of Kyrstin Jensen, Albin Rose, and the Royal Oak Middle School orchestras for asking me to write this piece in the first place. ‘Iridescence’ was written in memory of a 7th grade viola player at Royal Oak who unexpectedly passed away a few years ago. I truly hope this music will help Sarah Klaus’ memory live on.