Cherrywood Gazebo - Consortium 2025

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I am elated to announce a compositional collaboration with Shawn W. Davern that has been years in the making - the creation of a brand new, multi-movement work for tuba, keyboard and drum set. The composition, Cherrywood Gazebo, as a whole will be an ever expanding set of miniatures for the aforementioned instrumentation, all based upon the artistic inflections and musical sonorities of the tubists who have inspired Shawn and myself over the years. While the composition will feature some advanced techniques, the goal is to create a piece that is as accessible as it is interesting.

Consortium opens - December 10th, 2024

Consortium closes - January 15th, 2024

Payments due - February 1st, 2024

Piece completed - June 1st, 2025

Premier - Fall 2025

Piece is publicly available - Winter 2026

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The first edition of the composition will consist of five miniatures, each approximately 3-5 minutes in length. While the tuba part takes center stage, the instrumentation will consist of electronic keyboard utilizing different patches and standard jazz drum set that will implement different types of sticks. The five musicians on which each miniature will be based upon are Sam Pilafian, Kevin Stees, Velvet Brown, Howard Johnson and Mike Roylance. The Cherrywood Gazebo consortium is being led by Dr. Goode, who will premiere the composition in Fall 2025. Please NOTE: Dr. Goode will retain total performance exclusivity until premiere in Fall 2025. Following the premiere, the composition will become exclusive to all consortium members.

In an effort to to create accessible solutions for everyone, there will be two buy-in options:

professional buy-in: $120

student buy-in: $30

Over the years, I have been very fortunate to not only call Shawn W. Davern a fantastic friend and supportive colleague, but also one of the greatest musical collaborators that I ever known. We first got to know each other during our shared time studying at Boston University, where we performed in the wind ensemble and brass chamber music program together. In the final year of my master’s degree, Shawn composed a multi-movement work for tuba euphonium quartet, to be premiered on my final graduate recital. The recital premiere, as well as the subsequent recording session that followed at James Madison University led to the composition, entitled The Natural Lands: Suite for Tuba Euphonium Quartet, earning the 2019 International Tuba Euphonium Associations R. Winston Morris Award for Excellence in Tuba Euphonium Composition.

That same summer, we both served as assistants for the low brass workshops taking place at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. We were extraordinarily lucky to be placed in the same lodgings during our time at the workshop; a gorgeous house nestled in the forest of the Berkshire Mountains with a quaint gazebo in the front yard. While the days assisting the workshops were busy, Shawn and I resolved to always find a time after our work had finished to meet in the gazebo and converse. Our conversations often centered around brass playing, our shared musical experiences, but most of all, the musicians we admired. From our dialogues, Shawn and I found that we were inspired by many of the same low brass players, resulting in the creation of this compositional concept. As a performer, I have been fortunate enough to interact with truly remarkable artists: Shawn W. Davern is no such exception, and I am thrilled to embark on this project with him to pay homage to the champions of the instrument we both love so much!