Before leaving the hubbub of Austin, Texas, this INFP-T was harpsichordist for the Austin Baroque Orchestra, organist for First Presbyterian Church, and then finally organist for St. Mary Cathedral, but now lives a quiet life in Brady, Texas with a Franco-Flemish harpsichord built by Gerald Self in 2020.
I have been composing in one form or another all of my life, but I have never taken an interest in popular trends, hence I have of necessity accepted a life of obscurity. I studied piano with Fritz Berens, organ with Dr. Linton Powell, and harpsichord with Dr. Lenora McCroskey.
I have performed many times in front of an audience, especially for churches, but I much prefer recording -- there are far too many distractions in rooms filled with restless people!
Alexis Weissenberg, Glenn Gould, Leopold Stokowski, Wilhelm Furtwangler, Jean Titelouze, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Pachelbel, Fritz Berens, Louis Couperin, François Couperin, Philip Glass, Jean Sibelius, Anton Bruckner, Emily Dickinson
My recordings are made with a TASCAM DR-100MKIII.
“The explorers seek happiness in finding curiosities, discovering new lands and undergoing risks in adventures. They are thrilling. But where is pleasure found? Only within. Pleasure is not to be sought in the external world.”
Ramana Maharshi
