I wrote this piece for my younger (and far more talented brother) Jordon Harris.  This features eight members from the Illinois State Trombone Studio during the spring of 2010.

Fanfare For Trombones

I wrote this miniature after my last collegiate band rehearsal.  It was inspired by the stories of Terry RIley's all night tape loop concerts.

When The Winds Stop Blowing Silence Fills The Air

This quintet is an arch form that is divided into five sections.  The first and final section experiment with metric layers, the second and fourth sections experiment with canons, and the middle section is quiet two part chorale decorated with fragments of melodies from other sections.

Quintet No. 2: A Little Creek Music

I wrote "Three Duets" after ending a year long study of the works of Steve Reich.  This is an homage to the music that opened my ears.

Three Duets

This is a work for clarinet and strings.  Orpheus is in a binary form.  The first section contains two melodies constructed over the same chord progression.  This section is closed with a chorale that slows down the tempo of the work and changes keys.  The B section contains a melody of contrasting style.

Orpheus

I am an amateur composer and professional music teacher.  

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