by Eric | Nov 29, 2017 | Artistry
Background As of writing this post I am nearly halfway through a Kickstarter project to fund my debut album as jazz composer/bandleader. One of the reward levels is “Composer Package” where “I’d love to share with you PDF scores of each of the...
by Eric | Jul 16, 2014 | Artistry
This slideshow requires JavaScript. In my last blog post I announced that I had been invited to the prestigious Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute for a one-week jazz residency at their Chicago festival campus. It has been almost a month and only now am I able...
by Eric | Apr 24, 2014 | Artistry
I recently received the most surprising, amazing phone call – I have been invited to participate in a one week long jazz workshop with other young, rising jazz talents at the Chicago area’s famous Ravinia Festival! This is the kind of thing that you...
by Eric | Oct 3, 2013 | Artistry
Today marks the fourth anniversary of the best decision of my life so far – to embark on the sacred journey of marriage with Lauren Ann Schlenger Hirsh. Early in our courtship, Lauren gifted me a copy of Kahlil Gibran’s 1923 classic, The Prophet. Part of...
by Eric | Aug 18, 2011 | Artistry, Local Art and Artists, The Beast
This summer I was commissioned with Shana Tucker to co-arrange two pop songs for high school chorus and band. The end result after two weeks of rehearsal at a summer camp would be a fully produced recording session and music video. The first video, a cover of...
by Eric | Aug 15, 2011 | Artistry
I am thrilled and humbled to announce that I have been named as one of two composer recipients of a $10,000 fellowship from the North Carolina Arts Council to support creative development and the creation of new work. From the press release: Raleigh, N.C. — Eighteen...
