Navigating the Way traces the emergence and expansion of the early Christian communities through a spatialized, data-driven lens. Derived from historical records of Paul’s journeys, this movement transforms the geographic spread of the early church into a sonic cartography. The “choir of churches” maps the growth of these communities city by city, revealing patterns of connection, distance, and momentum. 
Events within the narrative, moments of conflict, angry crowds, miracles, and Paul's sermons, appear as carefully curated samples woven into the foreground. They function as symbolic markers rather than literal illustrations, allowing listeners to interpret each occurrence as either stabilizing or destabilizing, depending on its context within the unfolding map. This symbolic layer not only gives the audience the feeling of what his travels through Acts felt like proportionally, but also offers the composer's commentary on the adventure.

Navigating the Way (stereo)

This piece is specifically designed to portray the feeling of impatience waiting for my wedding day. This is my favorite piece from my wedding collection for Brass Quintet. Each of the movements represented a different emotion I felt during the months leading up to my wedding day.

Impatience

This piece is specifically designed to portray the emotion of euphoria. This is one of several emotions that I wrote out for brass quintet as I was approaching my wedding day. This is just one movement from my Wedding Collection for Brass Quintet.

Euphoria

This piece was specifically designed to represent the emotion of longing. This is one of several movements I wrote as I was waiting for my wedding day. This is part of my Wedding Collection for Brass Quintet.

Longing

This piece was specifically written to portray the emotion jubilant. This is one movement I wrote waiting for my wedding day. It is part of my Wedding Collection for Brass Quintet.

Jubilant

This is a reimagining of the music to this famous musical number. It was commissioned by the WIU Wind Ensemble in 2018 to pay tribute to all the veterans in the Macomb, IL area. This is a live recording of the WIU Wind Ensemble with Soloist Dr. Penelope Schumate.

You'll Never Walk Alone

You'll Never Walk Alone (Band Arrangement)

This is a orchestration of a piece I wrote for piano durring my undergrad at Illinois Colege. This piece is suppose to portray the crashing ocean wave onto the White Cliffs at Dover.

White Cliffs of Dover

White Cliffs Of Dover

This is one movement from my Master's Thesis. I think it especially excels at capturing the idea of the passing of time by showing how the theme gets lost until it gets resurrected again by a new generation.

Navigating the Way (stereo)

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