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Looking for new Christmas Carols? - posted: Aug 2008
If you are a conductor planning your upcoming season, please take a moment to check out my seven original Christmas carols, written in the tradition of my great-uncle, Alfred Burt. Click here to view the Burt Family Carol Series.

Yale Glee Club to perform "Long Time Trav'ling" on 2009 Tour - posted: Sept 2008
The Yale Glee Club, under the direction of Jeffrey Douma, will be taking Long Time Trav'ling on tour to the Northwest U.S. in January, and to South America this summer. The program also includes a Ned Rorem premiere and the winning piece from Yale's emerging composers competition.

Subito award will fund travel to Amsterdam - posted: June 2008
The American Composers Forum's subito grant has come through to allow me to travel to Amsterdam in November, where Valborg Chor will be performing a concert called "Betinis and Bruckner." (My work will be the first American music they have ever performed!) I've spent only 4 hours in Amsterdam, once, between flights, so I'm looking forward to seeing the city too.

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