"Laying Rails" was written in 2014, The piece portrays the building of the Transcontinental Railroad (1863-1869,) an engineering feat that dramatically changed geographic accessibility within the United States.
“Journey for Gold” from “California Collage”
California Collage
“California Collage” is a choral / two-piano cycle comprised of three sections. Each part highlights a significant era of California’s history and features two traditional songs as thematic material. It will be performed June 2, 2018 by the East Bay Singers of California State University East Bay under the direction of Dr. Buddy James.