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Essay · December 15, 2025 · 2 min read

Orchestral Programming as Cultural Reclamation

Why the works we choose to perform matter as much as how we perform them — and what it means to put Latin American composers on the same stage as the European canon.

Field Note · November 11, 2025 · 1 min read

Where Art, Design, and Structure Overlap

Conducting taught me that creativity thrives in structure — a principle that shows up in web design, publishing, and the tools I build.

Field Note · November 8, 2025 · 2 min read

Rehearsal as Conversation

A quick note on what changes when you stop thinking of rehearsal as instruction and start thinking of it as dialogue.

Update · October 1, 2025 · 2 min read

MSO Wins 2025 American Prize in Community Orchestral Performance

The Mesquite Symphony Orchestra has been named the 2025 Winner of The American Prize in Community Orchestral Performance — a national recognition of the orchestra's artistic growth.

Update · May 9, 2025 · 3 min read

Seven Years with the East Texas Youth Orchestra

7 years. 2,555 days. 55,000+ miles driven. 200+ rehearsals. My final concert with ETYO.

Update · December 11, 2024 · 2 min read

Stepping Down from ETYO, Stepping Into Caminos del Inka

After seven years with the East Texas Youth Orchestra, I will conclude my tenure in May 2025 and become Managing Director of Caminos del Inka.

Field Note · August 29, 2023 · 2 min read

How Bad Do You Want It?

I wanted to be a conductor when I started undergrad in 2002 and didn't have a real orchestral conducting job until 2018.

Field Note · August 25, 2023 · 2 min read

180 Minutes: Rehearsal Planning as a Puzzle

How I plan weekly rehearsals when 180 minutes has to cover 70 minutes of concert repertoire.

Field Note · August 24, 2023 · 1 min read

How the Sausage Gets Made

A snapshot of one month across MSO, the Conducting Institute, ETYO, TXIOS, and Caminos del Inka — and a call to share more of the work behind the work.

Field Note · June 27, 2023 · 2 min read

Programming by the Numbers: Holding Myself Accountable

A transparent audit of one MSO season — ethnicity, gender, living composers, and the budget it takes to program them.

Field Note · September 10, 2022 · 2 min read

Why I Track What I Program

Several years ago I began tracking repertoire by gender, nationality, and year composed — and made a commitment to diversify.