Author: nationalparkcompositions

Stay tuned for behind the scenes of our recording session at Tanglewood Productions in Reno, NV!

Complete with an introduction and slideshow by the composer, Lon Chaffin…enjoy!

Here are a couple pictures of the Carlsbad premiere performance at the Branigan Cultural Center in Las Cruces, NM.  It was back in October of 2015.  I can’t believe it’s already been 8 years!! Anyway, tomorrow I’ll be sharing the video recording of the premiere, complete with an intro by the composer Lon and a […]

I’m so excited to introduce Dr. Lon Chaffin the composer of “Carlsbad!” Later this week I’ll tell you all about how we met and how we ended up collaborating together but for now, here are two links to follow that will tell you all about him. First is a link to his New Mexico State […]

Here, you can listen to Lon Chaffin’s piece “Carlsbad” written to depict Carlsbad Caverns and using photos from Lon’s visit to the caverns…all but the bats since they weren’t flying at the time of year that he was there.  Enjoy and stay tuned for more behind the scenes of the premiere, rehearsing, recording, filming, and […]

Start here and scroll up and you will chronologically follow all the stories shared about Carlsbad starting with the commissioning process all the way to the final music video!  Picture by Lon Chaffin