I feel extremely honored to work with some of the greatest musicians and composers around.

Legendary composer Alan Menken has created some of the most beloved songs and musical scores of our time, with his unique voice as a composer capturing the imagination of audiences for over 35 years. He was the composer for Enchanted, for which I did some incidental work, Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, and MANY others. He has more Oscars than any other living person.

Tonight the Hollywood Bowl did a live to picture concert of Beauty and the Beast, where the audience of 20,000 people watches the orchestra play along with the film in perfect sync.

Shows of that nature always require a considerable amount of arranging and re-orchestrating, because the orchestra used in the original recordings is never exactly the same as the live performance orchestra. Adam Gubman did some of that work, and I did a bit of orchestration consulting for him to make sure the arrangement was as refined and elegant as possible.

My role was small, but it’s my first direct contribution to a Hollywood Bowl concert so I’m quite happy to be a part of the team.