What Would I Do For Love?
I’m thinking a lot about love today as it’s Valentine’s Day. Also, I just added a new composition for trumpet
Oh America
Oh America, You’re scared You don’t eat well Your TV box is littered with ads that kill you You’re paranoid
Why is Cursing Bad?
From One Frank to Another Recently, I watched a documentary on Netflix about Frank Zappa. This was a treat as
Stop with this “I’m Getting Old” Crap!
Lately, I’ve been watching the TV series, Louis, starring the stand-up comic, Louis C.K. (great show BTW!) In one of
New Year’s Resolution
Well, I was going to have to break eventually. For the past 3 years, other than the odd day off
Frank’s Top 10 Blog Posts of 2016
As you get drunk on eggnog and roast your chestnuts on an open fire this Holiday Season, I invite you
Random Reflections on my 2016
I’ll be honest and say I’ve never been a fan of “year-in-review” thingies. I don’t know why that is. Perhaps
4 Albums, 1 Year – Update #7 (final)
Back in June of this year, I started this monthly blog series sharing the progress of my efforts to compose,
Red
Back in July on Facebook, I asked my friends to type the first word that came into their head. The
Schedule of a Live-aholic!
People often ask how I do so many different things in my musical life. I often curtly reply, “it’s easy…no
Proud to be a Momma’s Boy!
I’ve previously used my blog to talk about how special my mom is to me. A recent phone conversation with
4 Albums, 1 Year – Update #6
If you read Lisa’s guest blog post last month, you’ll know that we’ve hit a bit of a wall in
What Does Freedom Sound Like?
It was earlier this year that the violinist, Ralitsa Tcholakova, asked if I could compose a piece for violin and
Shame Revealed Through Music
When Michael Westwood asked me to compose a new piece for the November 9 concert in his Toronto chamber music
The Sour Taste of Delay – Video Blog
Postlude: Five hours late but we arrived home safe and sound. All with positive and negative attitudes made it back
