About Me

Hi there, thanks for stopping by my website!

I am a retired Middle and High School Instrumental Music Teacher, having taught music in Canada's capital, Ottawa, for over 25 years.

I began learning music at an early age, playing the piano accordion throughout elementary school. I began playing trumpet in middle school and continued throughout my undergraduate years, completing my B. Mus. in Theory and Composition and B. Ed. in Music (Instrumental and Vocal) at the University of Western Ontario in London, ON.

Additionally, I have always been enamored with the piano and, after a few years of study, began performing as a teenager. Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to work in many different types of musical settings and styles, but especially enjoy working as an accompanist for soloists or small groups of singers and instrumentalists. 

While still in high school, I made my first few musical arrangements. One of my earliest arrangements was of a Bach Chorale (O Sacred Head, Now Wounded) created for my school's concert band. I revisited this arrangement recently and the results can be found here.

Nowadays, I mostly perform music in my capacity as the musical director/pianist at Jordan Station United Church. I also have a small private studio, teaching contemporary style Piano as well as beginner Winds and Brass. I am happy to report that I am currently spending most of my days working on new musical arrangements - realizing a lifelong dream to devote a significant amount of time to 'developing my craft'.

I hope you find the musical arrangements presented on this website to be useful, whether for student instruction or for use on gigs. Although I try my best to present accurate, playable scores, sometimes I find typos (or even just bone-headed errors) in my work. Please feel free to contact me with any comments or suggestions.

I am always on the lookout for suitable material to arrange. For example, my arrangement of "Guys and Dolls" was created at the request of a good friend. "One Hand, One Heart" from West Side Story was arranged for my own wedding back in the late '90s. At least I still have the arrangement LoL. 

Whenever possible, however, I prefer to work on music that is already in the public domain or, occasionally, original compositions.

Once in a while, I get out from behind my studio piano and computer and perform music in a live setting.  A few 'random' performance samples from over the years: 

Swingmasters - "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" - Live from 1000 Islands cruise on The Island Star