Subway Musings is a collection of ten vibraphone miniatures that were written from 1997 – 2001. Each piece was conceived while performing on the uptown 14th Street/Union Square subway platform in New York City. These miniatures represent my earliest writing, and each one is intended to provide a starting point from which the performer can go in any direction that inspiration takes them. The printed musical directions here within are merely suggestions based on my own performance tendencies.
As the performer, you have my blessing to perform these pieces verbatim, to embellish them as the mood dictates, to perform them on instruments other than a vibraphone, or to take them out of the solo domain altogether and arrange them for various ensembles. Whatever works for you works . . . just bear in mind that when you see the light on that uptown train coming at the end of the platform, you'd better find a way to wrap it up.

Sample #1 (Click Arrow to Play)

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"This arrangement is a nice fit for the vibraphone...would fit nicely in the middle [of a recital] as a vibraphone feature" - Julia Gaines, University of Missouri, review in PAS News

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