Upcoming Events
Novus Percutere will be performing a showcase concert at the College Music Society Southern Regional Conference on February 28-March 2 at the University of Central Florida. I will be active with the Mobile, Pensacola, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, Northwest Florida, and Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestras this spring on the weekends. AND, this will be my 3rd year with the Cadets and the CPit! If you're around any of these parts of the country, make sure to stop by and check out some great music!
Make sure to check out the USA tab on the left to see what's going on with my students!
Make sure to check out the USA tab on the left to see what's going on with my students!
Commissions and Premieres
April 3, 2018 - World premiere performance of Bullet Hell by Brian Nozny, featuring soloist Tyler Tolles.
February 28, 2018 - World premiere performance by USA Percussion Ensemble of Layanam by Brian Nozny.
January 18, 2017 - World premiere performances of Zodiac by Marc Mellits and The Taos Hum by Steven Snowden.
April 2, 2015 - World premiere performances of No wind, no rain, just a subtle mist. by Joe W. Moore III, Hexyl by Chad Floyd, and Amalgamation by Luis Rivera.
September 26, 2014 - World premiere performance of Hold Fast by Ivan Treviño, commissioned and premiered by Novus Percutere.
November 11-12, 2013 - World premiere performances by USA Percussion Ensemble of Gravity by Marc Mellits.
April 6, 2013 - World premiere performance of Nongak by Dr. Christopher Adler, commissioned and premiered by Novus Percutere. Alabama premiere performances of 4BY4 by John Psathas and Waiting: Still arranged for percussion trio by Dr. Omar Carmenates (also composed by John Psathas).
January 23, 2013 - South Carolina premiere performance of 4BY4 and Waiting:Still at Furman University
Summer 2012 - Recorded a new percussion quartet by New Zealand composer John Psathas entitled 4BY4, as well as a percussion trio arrangement of his Waiting: Still by Dr. Omar Carmenates. Check out the studio recording of 4BY4 here.
April 2012 - Member of consortium for a solo marimba work entitled Hall of the White Giant by Dr. Stephen Lias, Professor of Composition and Theory at Stephen F. Austin State University. For more information on Dr. Lias, visit his website here. The world premiere performance can be viewed here.
November 2011 - World premiere performance with FSU Percussion Ensemble of Adam Silverman's, Naked and on Fire for percussion sextet at 2011 PASIC in Indianapolis.
May 2010 - United States premiere of Inuksuit by John Luther Adams at Furman University with Dr. Omar Carmenates.
March 2010 - World premiere performance with Denkyem Percussion Group of Brian Nozny's, Sharps in San Jose, Costa Rica.
April 2009 - World premiere performance with Drew Johnson and Reid Paxton of Andrew Beall's Rancho Jubilee for cajon trio at the University of South Carolina.
February 28, 2018 - World premiere performance by USA Percussion Ensemble of Layanam by Brian Nozny.
January 18, 2017 - World premiere performances of Zodiac by Marc Mellits and The Taos Hum by Steven Snowden.
April 2, 2015 - World premiere performances of No wind, no rain, just a subtle mist. by Joe W. Moore III, Hexyl by Chad Floyd, and Amalgamation by Luis Rivera.
September 26, 2014 - World premiere performance of Hold Fast by Ivan Treviño, commissioned and premiered by Novus Percutere.
November 11-12, 2013 - World premiere performances by USA Percussion Ensemble of Gravity by Marc Mellits.
April 6, 2013 - World premiere performance of Nongak by Dr. Christopher Adler, commissioned and premiered by Novus Percutere. Alabama premiere performances of 4BY4 by John Psathas and Waiting: Still arranged for percussion trio by Dr. Omar Carmenates (also composed by John Psathas).
January 23, 2013 - South Carolina premiere performance of 4BY4 and Waiting:Still at Furman University
Summer 2012 - Recorded a new percussion quartet by New Zealand composer John Psathas entitled 4BY4, as well as a percussion trio arrangement of his Waiting: Still by Dr. Omar Carmenates. Check out the studio recording of 4BY4 here.
April 2012 - Member of consortium for a solo marimba work entitled Hall of the White Giant by Dr. Stephen Lias, Professor of Composition and Theory at Stephen F. Austin State University. For more information on Dr. Lias, visit his website here. The world premiere performance can be viewed here.
November 2011 - World premiere performance with FSU Percussion Ensemble of Adam Silverman's, Naked and on Fire for percussion sextet at 2011 PASIC in Indianapolis.
May 2010 - United States premiere of Inuksuit by John Luther Adams at Furman University with Dr. Omar Carmenates.
March 2010 - World premiere performance with Denkyem Percussion Group of Brian Nozny's, Sharps in San Jose, Costa Rica.
April 2009 - World premiere performance with Drew Johnson and Reid Paxton of Andrew Beall's Rancho Jubilee for cajon trio at the University of South Carolina.