Lennon and David Van Vactor and conducting with Donald Neuen, and at Middle Tennessee State University (Master of Music), studying composition with Paul Osterfield and conducting with Carol Nies. His conducting study includes private instruction with Karen Lynne Deal and workshops with Kenneth Schermerhorn, John Morris Russell, and Diane Wittry. Musical philosophy "Composition is an act of faith. While most composers strive for artistic excellence in their work, music also serves to communicate. Without willing players and attentive audiences, any composition is merely a complex set of instructions. Every piece of music, whether new or historical, is a testament to its composer's faith in the partnership among composer, performers, and audience." (From Mr. Sartor's web site. Used by permission.) Major compositions UNACCOMPANIED SOLO Sixes and Sevens, for solo cello Medieval Manifesto, for solo contrabass Variants, for solo trombone ORGAN Prelude on William Billings' "When Jesus Wept" Simple Blessing Open Door SOLO WITH KEYBOARD ACCOMPANIMENT Sonata for trumpet and piano Celebration, for trumpet and organ Remembrance, for flute and piano Meditation, for cello and piano TRIOS Thrice-Told Tales of the Pomegranate Forest, for trumpet, violin, and bass clarinet Scarab, for flute, bassoon, and harp Prologue, fanfare for three trumpets QUARTETS Black Ball Counts Double, for string quartet Passages, for string quartet Diplomatic Solution, for cello quartet Diplomatic Summit, for contrabass quartet Diplomatic Immunity, for two violas and two cellos Fanfare a4, for two trumpets and two trombones QUINTETS Aspirations, for woodwind quintet Affectations, for brass quintet Polygon, for brass quintet BRASS ENSEMBLE / BRASS WITH PERCUSSION Cat's Eye, for brass ensemble Ascension, for brass and timpani Parabola, for brass and timpani Dies Irae, for brass and timpani Crimson, for brass, timpani, percussion and optional organ The Saints of Sewanee, for brass, timpani, percussion and optional organPERCUSSION ENSEMBLEIllusionsCHORALThy Light Is Come, for mixed choir, SATB, and organ, with optional brass and timpani We Will Be Glad, for mixed choir, SATB, organ, brass, and timpani Psalm 67, for mixed choir, SATB, organ, and trumpet Welcome, Christmas Day! for mixed choir, SATB, and percussion (or piano) Crown Him! for mixed choir, SATB, and orchestra (with optional organ) Search Your Heart for Christmas, for mixed choir, SATB, and cello Amid the Cruel Winter's Snow, for mixed choir, SATB, and harpBAND / WIND ENSEMBLEVeni Emmanuel: Fantasy of Abstractions Synergistic Parable Governor's Cup MarchSTRING ORCHESTRAReveries Black Ball Counts DoubleFULL ORCHESTRA'Metamorphic FanfarePortent and Apotheosis (aka Concerto for Orchestra)O