Musical Samples

MP3 Audio Files

On the weekend of Sam's wedding in 2009, he reunited with his former high school band mates -- The Live Geeks -- and they recorded a few cover tracks. Sam contributes the guitars and some backing vocals while his friends Clay (drums), Kyle (lead vocals), and Frye (bass guitar) fill out the band. Sam's brothers make guests appearances on some of the tracks, as well.

• • Come Together by the Beatles

  • Naked and Famous by the Presidents of the United States of America

  • Otherside by Red Hot Chili Peppers

  • Get Free by the Vines

Sheet Music Sampler

And Nero Played (2004)

• A piece Sam wrote which was performed in the Spring of 2008 by the Rudyard High School Chorus, under the direction of Sandra Rathwell.

For the Love of Music (1995)

• The first "real" piece that Sam composed. He was about to start 6th grade.

What's to Come? (2001)

• The piano piece that Sam wrote in two hours after school one day before going to a high school girl's basketball game. This piece, when performed for David Erfourth, set off a chain of events that led to Sam's first album.

Sonata: An Essay (2001)

• An explanation by Sam of the polar sonata form that he invented with Sonata No. 1 (see What's to Come? album).