I am STILL buzzing with excitement about Homer Bailey's no-hitter against the Giants on Tuesday night. It actually happened! Nothing...

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...

Greetings from outside-of-Salerno, Italy, where I'm taking a much needed working vacation1 after NANOWorks' run of THE BUBBLE and Other...

"Newcomers are mistaken if they think grand opera is the only true opera." I agree with Alex Ross, and he proceeds to point out that...

On a personal note, I accomplished something I wanted to do since I was twelve years old: earn a doctorate in something. Did I want to be...

Not related to composer FAILs but somewhat related, kudos to Caroline Shaw for winning the Pulitzer Prize in Music for her "Partita for 8...

Before I start, I wanted to give a shout-out to Spencer Lambright, Chrissy Kim, Paula Van Goes, Nancy Gamso, and volunteer performers...

A few weeks ago I was excitedly and meticulously planning my trip to Chicago—I was having a premiere of Speilzeug Straßenbahn at the...

So yay, Krispy Kremes and Butter Queens was accepted into a festival! I think this is a first! I'm excited that I'm on the same bill as...

Hi Lindsay Cat, you always make me feel better, especially when I think my music has a chance in a certain composition competition. I was...

I have a feeling some of you were wondering what I was doing with a whole bunch of bananas, mini alligator clips, and my laptop, so let...

It is time to dust off this blog and mooch a story from The Atlanta Opera since it is their third annual 24-Hour Opera Project. I do...

What better way to start my birthday the year with a couple of rejection letters I should have posted earlier. Actually, these two are...

Happy New Year! In the grand tradition of making or not making resolutions, I've decided that I'm going to be good this year and actually...

Unsilent Night will finally be performed in Cincinnati! Thanks to Drew Klein and the Contemporary Arts Center, the inaugural Cincinnati...

Here is my first foray into live electronic music, something I've only faked-dabbled in since 2009 as part of my Sounds from the Gray Goo...

For your Thanksgiving gluttony pleasure, here is N.A.N.O.Works's production of Krispy Kremes and Butter Queens in Cincinnati as part of...

To add to the category of "nicest rejection letters of all time" (or are they killing me with their kindness?), I present this case...

Here is N.A.N.O.Works's production of Krispy Kremes and Butter Queens in Lexington, KY as part of LexArts. (If you're curious about the...