• Logs in the Fireplace
• Moths Bumping on the Windowpane
• Ready the Popcorn!
• A Knock at the Door
• As Guests Arrive
• Sitting by the Fire
• A Spooky Tale Shared
• Outside in the Dark
• Where Giants Dwell
• Forest Nocturnality
• Hordes of Bats
• Evening’s End
Double bassist Michael Montgomery, a student of Robert Rohe (Principal Bass, New Orleans Symphony) and Lucas Drew (Principal Bass, Miami Philharmonic), earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in double bass performance from the University of Miami, played full-time in the bass section of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra for two decades.
He now lives in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, where he teaches double bass at the University of Arkansas Fayetteville and privately in his home studio. Michael has composed numerous works for young double bassists (including over five dozen short bass quartets for young students) which are published by Recital Music and two American publishers.
His articles about bass performance, literature, and teaching have been published in American Suzuki Journal, Bass World, and Pastoral Music.