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Retired in the Philippines

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These are videos of my life in the Philippines. In 1979 I went to Guam to be a missionary. I travelled in the Philippines in 1980 and went to seminary in Baguio in 1981. After returning to the U.S. I missed the Philippines and wanted to return. It took 40 years for that dream to come true. I met my wife online and then in person when she came to the U.S. for a tour. We got married in the courthouse and over a year later I retired and we moved to the Philippines. We spent the following year building my wife's dream house near her parents' house in Tacloban City, where we now live. We designed it to have a music room/office/man cave. I bought a piano for it and display the few records I shipped here, all my music books and other books, and many of my dad's paintings. We are involved in our UCCP church and that is where I have found friendships and opportunities to serve, through choir and home group leadership. We have a couple of good pastors and wonderful ministries for women and men. For 2 years I longed to have another motorcycle, so I began a careful study of what I would like to buy. I couldn't bring myself to have a typical small scooter with CVT. I wanted to shift and have some power. But mostly I wanted a very low seat height. In May of 2023 I purchased a 2018 Honda CMX500 (Rebel 500), a 471cc manual shift motorcycle. So, now I spent my time at home enjoying computer games, practicing the piano, studying and composing music, and riding my motorcycle.

Pseudotonal Original Music

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These are videos of my music compositions. I've been composing music since childhood. I have a Masters' Degree in Music Composition from the University of Maryland, where I studied with Lawrence Moss. I've written about 200 works, mostly for piano but also for many other ensembles, including orchestra. I have a number of sets of piano pieces that I consider to be my best work: Euangelion (7-movement sonata); 7 Chorale Etudes; 9-movement Fruit of the Spirit for the left-hand; 5 Preludes; and others. I composed most of my music on paper so I have over 1,000 pages of manuscripts. But I also improvised a number of works, including electronic music using Finale MIDI instruments or my Ensoniq EPS. I created all of my videos using Windows Movie Maker and Printshop. My music style is my own, but could be characterized as modern, even avant garde.