the noble bocce ball
I finally downloaded the recording for How to be a Deep Thinker in Los Angeles from the Midwest Composers Symposium. (For those of you...
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the new year (2011)
Happy First Day of Classes New Year! Last year I made some resolutions, one of which was to "get into football." That absolutely failed,...
there's a glock in my office
There's a toy glockenspiel in my office. Be jealous.
composer WIN #5
It's a Solstice/Christmas/Hanukkah/Chrismukkah miracle. Just when I woke up a tad crummy due to (1) not waking up in time, (2) gaining a...
RIP Lukas Foss (1922-2009)
Read the New York Times article here.
the new year (2012)
All in all, 2011 wasn't a bad year. I turned 30 (finally) and was able to visit some friends in Austin, Vermont, New York, and Ottawa....
the paula problem
Hello! I am back from Chamber Music Campania (which is still going on, so I am way jealous of my wind quintet peers) where I was...
This Will Be Our Reply to Violence
I don’t know about you, but the news coverage of recent local, state, national, and international events have been cripplingly bleak....
Interlochen 2016 Scrapbook
I am finally back from the Land of the Stately Pines, and so it is time to post some photos from my teaching travels. If you would like...
Squash & Biscuit 瓜和饼干 Craft Sonic Memory Souvenirs on Lavender Eggplant 绛仙
Originally published on ICIYL The experimental duo Squash & Biscuit 瓜和饼干 (Shuwen Zhao and Brian Griffith) identify themselves as “Los...
Evan Williams + Blueshift Ensemble at Crosstown Arts
Crosstown Arts presents a performance by Blueshift Ensemble, curated by composer and conductor Evan Williams. Doors at 7 pm | Show at...
Central Ohio Symphony to kick off 43rd season Nov. 6
The Central Ohio Symphony is launching its 43rd season this fall, ready to reconnect with its audience and the greater Delaware...
Classical IPR in Concert: Interlochen Arts Camp 2021 highlights
Musicians in the 2021 World Youth Honors Choir rehearse music of Adolphus Hailstork (Originally published on August 12, 2021 at 10:25 AM...
In Conversation with Steven D. Davis, conductor of the World Youth Wind Symphony
(Originally published on August 4, 2021 at 4:27 PM EDT by Nancy Deneen of Interlochen Public Radio) Steven D. Davis is Director of Bands...
New Music Gathering 2021: “Money?”, Ethics, and Sustaining a Creative Life
(Originally posted on I CARE IF YOU LISTEN on August 3, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.) Since 2015, New Music Gathering has taken a novel approach to...
In Conversation with Sarah McKoin, this week's conductor of the World Youth Wind Symphony
(Originally published on July 22, 2021 at 2:55 PM EDT by Nancy Deneen of Interlochen Public Radio). Sarah McKoin is Director of Bands and...
Episode 7: Jennifer Jolley
(Originally posted by Brad Pierson of whateverandeveramen. on July 11, 2021.) Hi friends! Welcome back to the Composer Happy Hour. If you...
5 Questions to Donna Weng Friedman (pianist)
(Originally posted on I CARE IF YOU LISTEN on May 2018, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.) Award-winning pianist and music producer Donna Weng Friedman...