He is a professor of music at an Ohio college. He has an M.A. and Ph.D. in composition from Cornell, and took master classes with Copland, Crumb and Bolcom. He has an award from the Charles Ives Center for American Music, among others. All tracks except the last one make for quite pleasant listening. Melodies are lovely, harmonies are rich, orchestration full and attractive, and rhythms varied and inventive.