. . . the new work finds fresh ways to be stirring and evocative about North America's Original inhabitants . . . Shadowcatcher made a glorious first impression." "On first hearing, my favorite part of Shadowcatcher is the third, titled The Vanishing Race. Its solemnity never sounds false or superficial; it reflects on the Indians' plight without becoming truly doleful. The essential dignity of brass sonorities is skillfully exploited. —The Indianapolis Star - Oct. 26, 1996
Pistons, Rotors & Slides (2004)
For Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2020, a lookback at a performance from 2004 by our group of Dallas-area freelance performers/private instructors, Pistons, Rotors & Slides. This is from our first public recital at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Plano, Texas. Sadly, the group dissolved soon after and we all went our separate ways.