Handwerks Music

Renewal was written for the wonderful Brazilian guitarist and my good friend, Joao Luiz. It traverses a gamut of emotions experienced during the initial year of the pandemic. The opening use of harmon...

Cooper Lake is a beautiful spot in Woodstock, NY, where I frequently walk with friends. Originally written and recorded on a steel string guitar, the stunning vistas of the Catskill Mountains inspired...

Theme, Variations and Finale was written for and dedicated to my dear friend Benjamin Verdery. Ben and I met when he was nineteen and one of my first college students. It was clear then that Ben was a...

Undercurrents is a musical representation of the variety of emotions that we commonly carry just below the surface of our daily lives. These myriad thoughts and feelings propel us throughout the day....

Al reflexionar sobre la tragedia de los incendios de Maui, las emociones que surgieron en mí se expresan en la música de Rebirth. Está dedicada a la gente de Maui y a la reconstrucción de la hermosa M...

El Maverick es una sala de conciertos muy querida de Woodstock, Nueva York. Durante sus más de 100 años de conciertos, el Maverick ha acogido a muchos de los más célebres músicos de música clásica y j...

The Trio for Flute, Viola and Guitar is in two movements. 'Light Through the Trees' opens with a simple folk-like melody, utilizing the overtones and open sonorities of the guitar. It develops as a di...

Conocí la música de Johannes Brahms cuando era adolescente. Me enamoré profundamente de su música de cámara e instrumental: el quinteto para clarinete, las sonatas para violonchelo, el quinteto para p...