Growing up, I owned many VHS tapes and watched countless Disney movies, listening to the THX theme before each one. In VHS, I simulate this magical, childhood experience, beginning with a mock THX theme right before my movie theme begins. As the VHS tape continues to play, it fast forwards, rewinds, pauses, and more while the plot of the movie advances. Later in the piece, I use many extended techniques to simulate the blue lines that often distort VHS tapes’ images, the strange sounds tapes make when fast forwarding or rewinding, and the “fuzzy” quality tapes often exhibit. Throughout the piece, my VHS tape becomes more and more distorted, and, eventually, it unravels and falls apart. Through VHS, I hope to bring the fantastical adventures I remember as a child from the screen to the stage.

Performed by members of the Constantinides New Music Ensemble at LSU

VHS, for string quartet

This is a whimsical little piece that I made as a final project for a class.

Sweets Shop

A piece I made as a score for a short animated film about a thief.

Stealing Things

A mysterious character's theme for a game concept I've been working on. Since the intention is for it to be part of a game score, it loops right back to the very beginning.

Butterfly Wings

Piano Etude III — Cresc(end)o
Performed by Deborah R Robertson

Piano Etude III — Cresc(end)o

Level theme 2 for Rush Repair. This one is for a level that was never implemented, so it remains fully used. Like Golden Planet, this track was written to dynamically evolve, so each loop shows the different variations the track can take.

Icy Planet

"Pitter Patter" is a solo double bass piece written to imitate the sounds of a storm.  The piece begins with a light drizzle, and gradually becomes much heavier with thunder and lightning, which can be heard through extended double bass techniques.  Eventually, the storm lightens up, until eventually, all that is left is a few drops.  This piece was performed by Ivan Smetankin on February 29th at the Baton Rouge Goodwood Library with the Constantanides New Music Ensemble.

"Pitter Patter" (performed by Ivan Smetankin)

"Hail Mary" was originally written in 2018 for Immaculate Heart High School's annual Mary's day celebration.  This piece was also performed at the senior Baccalaureate Mass, by members of the drama club called the "Genesians".  This recording is from March 15th, 2019, in the LSU School of Music Recital Hall by Mikeila McQueston (soprano), Hannah Rice (mezzo-soprano) and Olivia Lauer (alto).

"Hail Mary" (performed by Mikeila McQueston, Hannah Rice, and Olivia Lauer)

This poem, written by Lynne Knight is written in the form of a palindrome. While the two verses share the same text, I think that each verse has a different meaning. The first verse is hopeful and reminiscent, whereas the second verse is more decisive, as if she’s come to terms with the fact that her love is gone. Throughout the two verses, I kept the melody the same per corresponding phrase to honor Knight’s palindrome effect, while changing the piano accompaniment, just like the text changes meaning a second time.
This was performed by Zoey Cuseo (soprano) and Melanie Mallard (piano) for the Lynne Knight Poetry Project at the LSU School of Music Recital Hall.

"I Loved You Then" (performed by Zoey Cuseo and Melanie Mallard)

"Pitter Patter" is a solo double bass piece written to imitate the sounds of a storm.  The piece begins with a light drizzle, and gradually becomes much heavier with thunder and lightning, which can be heard through extended double bass techniques.  Eventually, the storm lightens up, until eventually, all that is left is a few drops.  This piece was performed by Brenda Men on December 2nd, 2019 at the LSU School of Music Recital Hall.

VHS, for string quartet

Hannah Rice

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