He has composed for professional theaters in the mid-western region of the U.S. In addition, he has been composing and performing with his eclectic music ensemble METAPHOR since 1991, and he has produced three full length CD’s with METAPHOR. His work has been heard at The Walker Art Center, The Cedar Cultural Centre, First Avenue/7th Street Entry, The Southern Theater, The Red Eye Theater, Madison Repertory Theater, and the Nebraska Shakespeare Festival. In 1991 he was fortunate to receive a Career Opportunity Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, and in 1994 he received a Composers Commissioning Project Grant through what was then the Minnesota Composers Forum.