On the Shoulders of Giants is a three-movement work for wind ensemble commissioned by Andrew Mast and a consortium of college wind ensembles from across the country.

On the Shoulders of Giants: III. Kepler

On the Shoulders of Giants: II. Galileo, the Starry Messenger

On the Shoulders of Giants: I. Copernicus

Recorded live @ Webster University on March 9, 2017

Commissioned and performed by HOCKET (www.hocket.org).

American Dreamcatcher

This is the final movement of my saxophone quartet. It is performed here by the Zzyzx Saxophone Quartet while we were all students at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. 

Hypercolor III: Colors that Dance

Movement two of my saxophone quartet. This one features the smooth and luxurious sounds of the sustained saxophone. The Lawrence University Saxophone Quartet recorded this at the LU Commencement Concert in 2006.

Hypercolor II: Spirals of Color

This is the first movement of my saxophone quartet, and my first foray into writing for the sax. The Lawrence University Saxophone Quartet recorded this at the 2006 Lawrence Conservatory Commencement Concert.

Hypercolor I: Colors at Blazing Speeds

MOVEMENTS
I.	De Harmonia
II.	Totam harmonices
III.	Restat Lux
IV.	Uranie
V.	Harmonices Mundi

PROGRAM NOTE
	In the early 17th century, German astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler wrote Harmonices Mundi, a treatise describing a vast cosmic harmony expressed in the motions of the planets. His discoveries, especially those pertaining to planetary motion, would have a profound impact on Enlightenment-era scientists such as Isaac Newton, giving us a deeper understanding of the cosmos. It is his beautiful metaphor of celestial harmony, however, that inspires this work.
	The fragments of Kepler's writings chosen for this set of motets distill his profound reverence for the beauty and elegance of the solar system. De Harmonia, the very first words of the treatise, introduces the work. Totam harmonices provides the thesis. The third motet, Restat lux, is a meditation on a simple truth: amidst the cosmic polyphony light remains. Uranie, the astronomer's muse, inspires the reverent and joyful fourth motet. The work concludes with a setting of the title, exploring the harmony of the world through expansive nebulae of sound.

Harmonices Mundi - V Harmonices Mundi

Harmonices Mundi - IV Uranie

Harmonices Mundi - III Restat Lux

Harmonices Mundi - II Totam Harmonices

Harmonices Mundi - I De Harmonia

Suite à l'antique

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David Werfelmann Composer

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