Time to pre-order your copy of MOTO BELLO from Casals Trio, featuring IMAGINED/REMEMBERED by Bruce Babcock, with Ovidiu Marinescu, cello, and Anna Kislitsyna, piano.

http://bit.ly/MOTOBELLOpreorder

NEW STRING QUARTET PREMIERES JULY 1

Coming soon! A new piece from yours truly. To be performed Inside the dome of the 100-inch telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, in honor of the 150 anniversary of the birth of observatory founder George Ellery Hale.

"Love and Remembrance"

Hila Plitmann and Friends in Concert

Mason Home Concerts 

Mason House, 3484 Redwood Avenue, Mar Vista, CA 90066

6 p.m. Saturday March 17, 2018

Including a new piece by Bruce Babcock, written for my friend and colleague,

the wonderful Grammy-winning soprano Hila Plitmann, with string quartet.

1st Violin - Ben Bartelt,  2nd Violin - Anna Corcoran

Viola - Virginie d'Avezac, Cello - Mark Bassett

New Review of Irrational Exuberance

February 15, 2018

We just received a very positive new review of "Irrational Exuberance" from the 2017 Navona CD FLEETING REALMS.

"Irrational Exuberance, unusually scored for alto saxophone, cello, and piano, opens the release with an engaging blend of concert hall, Dave Brubeck, and Paul Desmond. The instrumental colors are striking, thanks in parts to the fine artists. The rhythmic exuberance depicted may be irrational, as title, notes, and the reflective central section suggest, but the composer's message of hope in adversity could not be more timely or reflective." Ronald E. Grames, Fanfare-January/February 2018

Doug Masek, David Speltz, Louise Thomas

Very excited to be composing a new piece for the fabulous

Hila Plitmann

for the March 17, 2018

MASON HOME CONCERT

More details as we get closer to March of next year.

New Album Release from Navona Records

FLEETING REALMS, a new album of chamber works from Navona Records, 

will be released on Friday, September 8, 2017.

The first track is my "Irrational Exuberance," which is also 

contained on my "Time, Still" album.

"Irrational Exuberance" features Doug Masek, alto saxophone, Louise Thomas, piano, and David Speltz, cello, and was commissioned by Doug.

Gratitude for the 34 years music ministry of James Walker at All Saints Church, Pasadena

With gratitude for the 34 year music ministry of James Walker at All Saints Church, Pasadena



If you know James at all, it comes as no surprise that he has a searchable database of the music used at every service during his tenure as music director at All Saints Church.

I am grateful to have received four premiere performances from Coventry and Canterbury Choirs over the years.

The highlight of my experience there was the performance of "All Unto Me,"inspired by and dedicated to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in 2011, on the day he last preached from our pulpit.