composer FAIL #65
Not related to composer FAILs but somewhat related, kudos to Caroline Shaw for winning the Pulitzer Prize in Music for her "Partita for 8...
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Jennifer Jolley
- Apr 13, 2013
- 2 min
excerpt of the bubble
Before I start, I wanted to give a shout-out to Spencer Lambright, Chrissy Kim, Paula Van Goes, Nancy Gamso, and volunteer performers...
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Jennifer Jolley
- Apr 6, 2013
- 2 min
the chiptune revolution
A few weeks ago I was excitedly and meticulously planning my trip to Chicago—I was having a premiere of Speilzeug Straßenbahn at the...
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Jennifer Jolley
- Mar 23, 2013
- 1 min
composer WIN #13
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...
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Jennifer Jolley
- Mar 9, 2013
- 1 min
composer FAIL #64
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...
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Jennifer Jolley
- Feb 23, 2013
- 1 min
he did it
Well, he did it. The composer who wears a healthy dose of Hawaiian shirts, has a fondness for penguins, and can easily tell by the look...
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Jennifer Jolley
- Feb 9, 2013
- 1 min
banana mashup
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...
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Jennifer Jolley
- Jan 26, 2013
- 1 min
how to write an opera in 24 hours (or so I think)
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...
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Jennifer Jolley
- Jan 19, 2013
- 1 min
composer FAILs #62 & #63
What better way to start my birthday the year with a couple of rejection letters I should have posted earlier. Actually, these two are...
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Jennifer Jolley
- Jan 12, 2013
- 2 min
my daily dose of new music
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...
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Jennifer Jolley
- Dec 15, 2012
- 2 min
unsilent night finally in cincinnati
Unsilent Night will finally be performed in Cincinnati! Thanks to Drew Klein and the Contemporary Arts Center, the inaugural Cincinnati...
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Jennifer Jolley
- Nov 29, 2012
- 2 min
it's alive: sounds from the gray goo 3.0
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...
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Jennifer Jolley
- Nov 24, 2012
- 1 min
kk&bq: cincinnati edition
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...
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Jennifer Jolley
- Nov 17, 2012
- 1 min
composer FAIL #61
To add to the category of "nicest rejection letters of all time" (or are they killing me with their kindness?), I present this case...
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Jennifer Jolley
- Nov 10, 2012
- 1 min
kk&bq: lexington edition
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...
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Jennifer Jolley
- Nov 3, 2012
- 2 min
cadillacs for microphones: fredonia
Part Two: Overnight Composer Series at SUNY Fredonia1 I couldn't stay out late at the Clazel Theatre the night before because (1) I was...
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Jennifer Jolley
- Oct 27, 2012
- 1 min
cadillacs for microphones: bowling green
What did I do during my Fall Break a couple of weeks ago? Went on a road trip! I do enjoy road trips, and I thought it would be fun to...
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Jennifer Jolley
- Oct 20, 2012
- 1 min
composer FAIL #60
Well, I guess I'm not going to Florida State University anytime soon. But hey, I'm on my way (TODAY) to the 2012 Bowling Green New Music...
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Jennifer Jolley
- Oct 13, 2012
- 1 min
proof I teach in a swing state
Yesterday I tweeted around 4 p.m. EDT that I got to stand behind Michelle Obama while she spoke at Ohio Wesleyan University. Thankfully,...
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Jennifer Jolley
- Oct 6, 2012
- 1 min
the krispy kreme weekend
Last weekend I may have turned into Tina Fey's alter-ego: my sleep deprivation and constant consumption of McDonald's food products1...
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