To say that this last weekend was a life changing experience would be an understatement. I’m still in a state of euphoria after the Peabody Modern Orchestra gave me the best world premier I’ve had to date. The entire concert in itself was phenomenal with 2 world premieres: Evan Jay’s “That Which We Cannot Live […]
Hard to believe another year has come and gone. 2018 was another great year for me. I thought it would be good idea to do a write-up of my 2018. Personal life My wife and I celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary this year. She is the reason I can keep doing what I do. She […]
Last night was a night I’ll never forget. I’m still recovering from the partying we did, but I still can’t believe we pulled off this big surprise for Russ Coleman’s 90th birthday. I decided to write this blog post explaining everything about how “Reflections” came to be. One day in early January 2018, I had […]
Hey Everyone! Working on a nice update for summer update on current projects that I’m working on and other upcoming projects. Stay tuned for more information! -Robert
I can’t believe 2017 is almost over! This year has flown by super fast. I thought I’d take the time today to post a small update about what I’ve been doing this fall. One of the biggest changes for me was that my wife and I adopted our first dog. We’ve been cat people out […]
Hey all! Sometimes life gets a little crazy… and throws a 13 minute concerto in your way. So I’m sorry that I’ve haven’t posted one of these in a while! I’m editing parts for the Concerto right now and will deliver them by this Friday. After I do that I will post up a longer […]
Hey All!, It’s been a while! I’ve been busy this past year and have not been giving due diligence to the site! But I swear the excuses are legitimate! This past year I have been busy with my new house. My wife and I finally moved out of our tiny apartment last May and bought […]
We are hosting a contest for the holiday season! Find out more info down below! In the spirit of the holidays, RLCompositions is having a free music contest! The winning ensemble will receive either one free concert band piece or two free chamber/small ensemble pieces! We want to hear from you and get to know […]
The wonderful world of composing has a wide array of tools that are available to us that allow us to make beautiful music. We chords, modes, rhythms and keys. Ah yes….. keys. That dreaded four letter word that most musicians should know but aren’t 100% confident with. There is good reason for that to. Instruments […]
Ugh. Years ago I made the switch from Finale to Sibelius. It made my composing process so much easier. The tools were fantastic, the interface was clean, and my scores looked great. The best part was that it was easy for me to convert most of Finale scores over to Sibelius. As the years went […]
After months of work we are please to launch the brand new RLCompositions.com. Lots of things went into making the website a lot more user friendly. Below is a list of features you will find on the website: Mobile version for people viewing on phones. Easier way to view and purchase scores. Blog posts and […]
I don’t really expect many people to see this. So if you’re reading this, congratulations! I’m mainly writing this blog post to keep my sanity in check while I re-design my website. I’ve been kind of away from my website and not keeping it up to date but that’s all about to chance. A lot […]