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Diggin' in the Boneyard
It's funny how often discussions with non-composers will circle around towards the mysterious aspects of the creative process; most folk, including performers, tend to assume that composers are continually walking...
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Sounds Heard: Gabriel Kahane—February House
One of the particular gems on Gabriel Kahane's self-titled 2008 release was a track called "7 Middagh," the lyrics of which teased out the story of the residents of 7...
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Performers and Composers
The power dynamic between composers and performers in the classical music world fascinates me. Of course, people who make a living playing pre-written music need those scores or they won’t...
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When Worlds Collide
Since 2013 started I’ve been working on a new piece through the American Composers Orchestra’s “Playing it Unsafe” initiative, which allows composers to develop pieces that combine the orchestra with...
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George Manahan To Receive 2012 Ditson Conductor’s Award
George Manahan. Photo by Richard Bowditch, courtesy American Composers Orchestra American Composers Orchestra Music Director George Manahan will be presented with the 2012 Ditson Conductor’s Award during...
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Scratch That: He Said, She Said
Without a doubt, my favorite new musical activity of the week was browsing the LP bins at Reckless Records in Wicker Park. I know it’s criminal that it’s taken me...
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Igor's Hand
News! The score to Le Sacre du Printemps in Igor Stravinsky's own hand released for the first time 2013 ow.ly/i/1u1IZ— Interlude (@interludeHK) February 7, 2013 It's the spacing that causes one's...
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Oklahoma: New Music North of the Red River
This week's tornadic events in Moore, Oklahoma, brought back more than a few memories for me, as I lived and taught in the Sooner State for two years before I...
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Composer Operating Costs
Calculator and Money, by 401(K) 2012 on Flickr As many of you are well aware, June 1 is a pretty significant date in the composing world because...
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A.J. McCaffrey Wins 2013 ACO Underwood Commission
A.J. McCaffrey A.J. McCaffrey has been named the winner of the American Composers Orchestra’s 2013 Underwood Commission, bringing him a $15,000 commission to compose a work that...
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Back at Jazz Camp West
The 2013 session of Jazz Camp West began last Saturday. This year's faculty roster includes some of the most respected and widely known artists playing jazz today. Examples include trombonist-composer...
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Sounds Heard: Brooklyn Rider—A Walking Fire
With the Kronos Quartet celebrating their 40th anniversary this season, a survey of new music’s current crop of innovative young string quartets reveals a diverse array of ensembles who specialize...
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Narong Prangcharoen Wins $15K 2013 Barlow Prize
Narong Prangcharoen The Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University has awarded Narong Prangcharoen the $15,000 2013 Barlow Prize to compose a major new work...
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Kernis Resigns from Minnesota Orchestra
... transformative ways. Over the 15 years of my tenure as New...
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Controlling the Catalogue
A few weeks ago I wrote a post that extolled the virtues of writing for a variety of genres, instrumentations, and experience levels. The tone of it didn't feel right...