his concerto for trumpet and orchestra entitled "fourth stream... la banda" (2010) was nominated for a grammy in that year, and was premiered by terell stafford and the temple university symphony orchestra, conducted by luis biava, at verizon hall in philadelphia, and at alice tully hall in new york city. his three-movement piano concerto "overture, waltz and rondo", for piano and chamber orchestra was inspired both by jazz and by the music of wolfgang amadeus mozart; this piece was also nominated for a grammy in 2012.