Take Me to Where You Are
I created this new piece in memory of Suni, my wife, who is now in Heaven. My emotions were mixed as I wrote this song. At first, I was overwhelmed by a sense of sadness and longing since I still miss her very much! But then, I started to...
Time and Tide
Like most of the songs I’m posting here, this one goes back to around 1996 or so. I named it Time and Tide because it felt like a strong tide coming in with a soft breeze in the evening. As I think about it now, possibly a better name...
Give Me Jesus
This is the first song I’m adding to my “Gospel Standards” playlist. It’s a traditional Christian song that appears to have come from African American tradition during the era of slavery. It has been sung from hymnals since the 1860s and is widely recorded by artists around the world....
Kentucky Colt
Whenever I watch one of the big triple crown horse races (Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes), I think more about the story of the horses themselves than the actual race at hand. For this reason I wanted to compose a simple piece of music to depict a...
After The Rain
Like most of the pieces I have here on the blog, this one was created quite a few years ago. I was just fiddling around on the piano while, just outside our townhome, there was a softly approaching mist and a rainstorm that was starting to develop. It began...
Between Two Worlds
I started to put this piece together shortly after my Mom passed away in early 2020. It was such a sad time for my sister and I. We both loved Mom so much! She was always full of life and she loved doing many fun, but also meaningful things...
Chinatown
This is a piece I wrote way back in about 1994 just shortly after I was married. I must have been inspired to write something kind of Asian-sounding since my wife is Korean. Anyway, I picture the people who live in the Chinatown district of San Francisco going about...
Miami Beat
Miami Beat is one of my original compositions. In this piece I envision two policemen driving their usual “beat” through the city. It could be any city but, in this case, it just feels like Miami. They are assigned the task of running down two criminals who have just...