Traynor Composition Competition Winner

Finally getting a chance to post about my new status as the World Champion of Viola da Gamba Composition! Ok ok, well, I’m pretty excited that I won the International Traynor Composition Competition for new music for viol consort. My piece is called “equilibrium” and is for four viols. One of the lines stays on the same pitch throughout the piece, a fun challenge (and yes, I was inspired by Purcell).  Here’s the write up in Early Music America –