Bloom

Late night in New York. I asked some friends to give me some ideas for a title. I already had a title in mind. One said Manhattan at Night. I was already thinking of a late night in New York. In fact, I wrote this piece thinking about NY!

Midnight In New York

Mysterious Spark

A friend of mine challenged me to write a Christian music piece. So, I wrote this song about the importance of the Biblical third day from Mary's perspective. This song has lyrics. Looking for a vocalist on this piece.
Lyrics below:
On the third day of our mourning
It’s the first day of His rising
Darkness fading
As the angels make the way

People in the city
Waiting for a miracle
Promise fulfilling
As the night gives way to day

Oh the morning sun is rising
On the shadow of his grave
Oh the gloom of death’s been broken
As the stone was rolled away

Oh Mary walked that gravel road
With questions in her heart
She cast aside her many doubts
As she began to pray

Calm gave way to quaking
Then Mary saw that empty grave
In despair, she looked around
She heard His voice that called her name

2x
Oh the morning sun is rising
On the shadow of his grave
Oh the gloom of death’s been broken
As the stone was rolled away

Third Day

Hazy Morning

Thinking about the perfect day... being present... no matter the circumstances or environment. Trying a bit of fluting too.

The Day

A song in more than one key. Can you locate the changes?
This is an important song for me. It started a journey of composing. It also represents a 3 year period of my life.

3 Year Journey

I was thinking of Spring and this is the song that came to me.

Spring

This is a love song about being so in love that you are exhausted. This song has lyrics but I'm not a singer. It also has a guitar track but I had difficulty mixing it correctly with the piano track so I decided to leave it out. Louis Trevino and I wrote the lyrics.
However, I believe the piano track stands on its own. Hope you like it!

Lyrics
Missing you I’m thinking, about the time we’ve lost
Days are long without you, crowded, I’m exhausted
Feeling so alone (now)(I’m) watching time go by
Looking at Orion’s Belt, makes me feel connected
I’m exhausted, I’m exhausted

Missing you too I’m thinking, about our good times past
Heaven feels cold without you, our memories all I have
Looking at Orion’s Belt, I feel we’re connecting
I’m exhausted, I’m exhausted

And every step I’m taking is one step closer to you
As every moment passes by, my vision of your gets clearer
Your smile and your bright shining eyes covers the horizon

2X
And I feel and I feel it, I’m so exhausted
Oh, I’m so exhausted

4X
I’m exhausted for you, I’m exhausted for you
I’m exhausted for you, I’m exhausted for you

I'm Exhausted

An exploration of time and how we can make decisions to control our perception of time.

Time Shift

I wrote this song just after Amber, one of my dogs, passed on.

Amber's Good Night

An idea for a proposed One Act Romeo and Juliet musical. All the themes are contained in this piece. There are lyrics. But I'm not a singer. Thanks Louis for your help with the lyrics!!

Time for War

Time For War

I was inspired by the movie La La Land. After I watched the movie, I wrote this song.
It has a piano track and a guitar track for some accents.

Blue Dusk

I started writing this with the idea of a hopeful positive song. Specifically, I was thinking about how to respond to a day's events. We always have control over how we react. I wrote about half of it about a month ago, then I attended a Hall & Oates concert. I was so inspired by the concert I wrote the rest of this piece.
It has a piano track and a saxophone track.

Monday is Hopeful Again

This is a prayerful song. I decided to make it kind of a bluesy/baptisty piece. By changing a few words, I could make it a bluesy Jewish prayer too!
Lyrics
There’s been a void in my soul,
Haven’t heard your voice in a little while,
I wish you can come and talk to me,
Oh I need to hear your voice to get me through this time.

You know my life hasn’t been easy,
Seems like everybody’s been passing me by,
But there’s been a voice that seems to sing to my soul,
Lifting me up to the heavens,

Through all the tears and pain,
I can hear your voice keeps calling me,
Oh my precious child arise and walk in the name of Jesus,
Oh I believe in mighty power that can calm the storms and raise the dead
I can hear your voice keeps calling,
I can hear your voice keeps calling,
I can hear the voice that keeps on calling my name
He keeps on calling my name

Arise and walk in the name of Jesus,
Arise and walk in that mighty name,
Arise and walk in the mighty name of my king

3X
He keeps on calling my name.

I Can Hear Your Voice

I wrote this song thinking about some early morning workouts, specifically cycling. After I composed this song my wife came up with the title because it reminded her of me riding my bike. I then played it for one of her friends without telling her the title or anything about the song. She said it reminded her of a father and daughter riding a tandem bike together!

Bike Ride At Sunrise

I wrote this song during the pandemic stay-at-home. I was watching a live bald eagle cam where two bald eagle eggs were hatching. They hatched and this song is a lullaby to those eaglets which represent the heart and soul of living in the United States of America.
The image is of Harriett, the mother bald eagle watching over her two eaglets.

Eaglet Lullaby

I took classical piano lessons as a boy. I played through my mid-teen years. I stopped playing for more than 20 years. In 2015 I started playing again. And all of a sudden in 2016 I started composing.
I play my music one night a week at a local bar.

Gerry Wolfe

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