
Born: in New York City
Education: composition studies at the University of Northern Colorado and with herb Spencer, Jeremy Lubbock, and Lyle Mays
Collaborations: with Bobby McFerrin on The Bobby McFerrin Choral Album, Manhattan Transfer, New York Voices, Mark Murphy, Janis Siegel, and others
Awards and honours: two Grammy™ nominations, 14 DOWNBEAT awards, and First Place at the Hollywood Film Festival
Concert works commissioned: by the Chicago Symphony and by Los Angeles Master Chorale