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and orchestration

Composition

     It all began in my freshman year of college when I asked for a copy of Sibelius notation software. From that moment on, composition and orchestration have become two of my core hobbies. Some of my pieces can be heard on my YouTube channel.

Software

Sibelius Ultimate     ·     NotePerformer     ·     Garritan Personal Orchestra

THE HOGWARTS SONG ANTHOLOGY

     One night in January 2020, I was rereading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. After being sorted into Gryffindor and enjoying the welcome feast, Harry and the other students sing the school song. As I read the lyrics, I started humming a tune... thus began the Hogwarts Song Anthology. I have taken the songs and lyrics which appear in the texts throughout the series and set them to music for piano and voice. Many of the songs were written in the spring of 2020 during the first few months of the pandemic and were originally released on YouTube with a violin covering the melody. In 2021 and '22, after finally having received the appropriate hardware, I was able to record myself singing. You can hear them in the playlist below or on their YouTube playlist.

performances with vocals

  • The Egg's Clue

  • From Peeves, With Love

  • The Sorting Hat's Song (Year 4)

  • The Sorting Hat's Song (Year 5)

  • The Sorting Hat's Song (Year 1)

  • Ginny's Valentine to Harry

performed without vocals

  • Weasley is Our King

  • Hogwarts March (School Song)

  • Vocalise No. 1: Phoenix Lament

works in progress

  • Odo The Hero

  • Vocalise No. 2: Phoenix Song

  • Vocalise No. 3: Mermish Requiem

Hogwarts Song Anthology

Hogwarts Song Anthology

Hogwarts Song Anthology
From Peeves, With Love - Hogwarts Song Anthology
02:08
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From Peeves, With Love - Hogwarts Song Anthology

The Egg's Clue - Hogwart's Song Anthology
01:56
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The Egg's Clue - Hogwart's Song Anthology

Ginny's Valentine for Harry - Hogwarts Song Anthology
01:27
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Ginny's Valentine for Harry - Hogwarts Song Anthology

The Sorting Hat's Song (Year 5) - Hogwarts Song Anthology
07:38
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The Sorting Hat's Song (Year 5) - Hogwarts Song Anthology

The Sorting Hat's Song (Year 1) - Hogwarts Song Anthology
02:49
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The Sorting Hat's Song (Year 1) - Hogwarts Song Anthology

The Sorting Hat's Song (Year 4) - Hogwarts Song Anthology
02:36
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The Sorting Hat's Song (Year 4) - Hogwarts Song Anthology

Hogwarts School Song
02:49
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Hogwarts School Song

From Peeves, With Love (Classics from your favorite Hogwarts Poltergeist)
02:01
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From Peeves, With Love (Classics from your favorite Hogwarts Poltergeist)

The Egg's Clue
02:07
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The Egg's Clue

The Sorting Hat's Song (Year 1)
02:48
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The Sorting Hat's Song (Year 1)

The Sorting Hat's Song (Year 4)
02:43
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The Sorting Hat's Song (Year 4)

The Sorting Hat's Song (Year 5)
07:13
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The Sorting Hat's Song (Year 5)

Ginny's Valentine's Poem for Harry
01:33
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Ginny's Valentine's Poem for Harry

Weasley is our King
02:44
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Weasley is our King

Requiem Mass

     Since I sang my first Requiem mass, they've been a source of endless fascination: the drama in music of orchestra and choir and the tides of emotions a Requiem elicits are a captivating combination. Although the project has roots dating back to 2010, it wasn't until the shutdown in 2020 that it took real shape. The first draft was for baritone soloist with chorus and string orchestra, but it is currently being expanded for full orchestra.

completed

  • Introit

  • Kyrie

  • Sequentia

    • Dies irae

    • Tuba mirum

    • Liber scriptus

    • Quid sum miser

    • Rex tremendae

    • Recordare

    • Ingemisco

    • Confutatis

    • Lacrimosa

  • Offertorium

  • Sanctus

  • Agnus Dei

  • Lux Aeterna

  • In paradisum

in progress

  • Libera me

  • "Reflection: Innocent Thoughts About Peace"

    • Inaugural Cali Choral Composition Competition 2013

      • winning composition

      • Morten Lauridsen, adjudicator

    • lyrics written by Paige Buchanan

    • Performed at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall in March 2014

    • Performed by Montclair State University's Vocal Accord

      • Heather Buchanan, conductor

      • Steven Ryan, piano

  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    • Stephen Sondehim's thriller musical

    • Orchestration of the musical for the Oregon Cabaret Theatre's 2019 production

    • For cello, woodwind, piano (later a trombone replaced the cello)

  • "The Bells": I. Silver and III. Brazen

    • Edgar Allen Poe's poem of the same name

    • For piano and voice

    • Premiered at a 2017 Tabernacle Concert with the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theater

    • Sara Chiesa, pianist

    • James Conrad Smith, baritone

  • "The Bells": IV. Iron

    • Premiered at the 2nd graduate recital of James Conrad Smith, Indiana University in 2016

    • Travis Bloom, pianist

Audio from the premier performance of "Reflection: Innocent Thoughts About Peace"

PREMIERED WORKS

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