Listen to the Music

A selection of original songs and compositions inspired by poetry, personal experience, and the enduring relationship between words and sound.

A Mass in Time of War

A musical meditation on faith, suffering, and the search for peace in a fractured world.

Released October 2, 2026

A Mass in Time of War explores the enduring human struggle between violence and compassion, despair and hope, doubt and belief.

Drawing inspiration from the centuries-old tradition of sacred music, I wanted to explore what it means to seek transcendence in a world marked by conflict, division, and uncertainty. The title evokes both the historical tradition of masses composed during periods of war and the contemporary reality of a humanity still struggling to reconcile its capacity for destruction with its longing for peace.

At the heart of this work are questions that have occupied me for much of my life. Where do we find hope in the presence of suffering? What does faith mean when certainty is no longer possible? Can music express a longing for reconciliation that words alone cannot adequately convey?

I did not compose this music to provide easy answers. Rather, I wanted to create a space for reflection, one that acknowledges the fragility of human existence while preserving the possibility of beauty, compassion, and renewal.

Much of my poetry explores memory, identity, loss, and the search for meaning. This album emerges from those same concerns, expressed through music rather than the written word.

Ultimately, A Mass in Time of War is not simply about armed conflict. It is also about the conflicts within ourselves, the tension between what we believe and what we experience, and our persistent longing for a peace that often seems beyond our reach.

It is a mass for an imperfect world, composed not from certainty, but from the hope that peace, reconciliation, and beauty remain possible.

Te Deum

A celebration of gratitude, wonder, and the enduring human desire to praise.

Te Deum is my musical interpretation of one of Christianity’s oldest and most magnificent hymns of praise. Traditionally known by its opening words, Te Deum laudamus, meaning “We praise thee, O God,” this ancient text has inspired composers for centuries.

What fascinates me about the Te Deum is its extraordinary expression of gratitude and reverence. It belongs to a tradition in which music becomes something more than artistic expression. It becomes an act of thanksgiving, a recognition of beauty, and an acknowledgement of something greater than ourselves.

In composing this work, I wanted to engage with that tradition while bringing my own musical perspective to it. The Te Deum is a text of tremendous confidence and conviction, yet I approach it with the understanding that faith and certainty are not necessarily the same.

For me, sacred music remains profoundly meaningful, even as my understanding of spirituality continues to evolve. I find something deeply moving in the human impulse to give thanks, to celebrate existence, and to express through music what ordinary language often struggles to communicate.

Te Deum expresses that impulse. It connects me to centuries of musical and spiritual tradition while allowing me to explore the relationship between faith, beauty, and the mystery of existence.

Above all, this work celebrates wonder: the extraordinary experience of being alive, the beauty we encounter along the way, and music's enduring power to give voice to gratitude.

My Help Comes from the Lord

Five songs of faith, hope, and the enduring search for comfort in an uncertain world.

My Help Comes from the Lord is a collection of five original songs inspired by Scripture. Drawing particularly on the poetic richness of the Psalms and other biblical texts, this album explores some of the most fundamental experiences of being human: fear, vulnerability, gratitude, suffering, and the longing for reassurance.

The title comes from Psalm 121, a passage that has resonated across centuries:

“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.”

What draws me to these ancient texts is their remarkable honesty about the human condition. The biblical writers did not inhabit a world free from suffering, uncertainty, or disappointment. They experienced grief, betrayal, loneliness, and fear. Yet their poetry repeatedly returns to the possibility of hope, even when circumstances offer little reason for optimism.

In creating these songs, I wanted to explore the emotional and musical dimensions of that hope. Rather than treating Scripture simply as religious instruction, I approached these passages as poetry, allowing their imagery, rhythms, and emotional depth to shape the music.

My own relationship with faith has evolved considerably over the years. I have come to appreciate the distinction between religious certainty and the deeply human desire to believe that our lives have meaning, that suffering is not the final word, and that we are not entirely alone.

These songs emerge from that space between belief and questioning. They reflect my continuing affection for the language and traditions of sacred music, even as I wrestle with the larger questions of faith and existence.

Ultimately, My Help Comes from the Lord is about more than religious belief. It is about the human need for consolation, the courage to face uncertainty, and the possibility of finding moments of peace amid life's difficulties.

These are songs of hope, not because life lacks suffering, but because the longing for comfort, meaning, and transcendence remains one of humanity's most enduring expressions.

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