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New and Updated: Essays and Study Outlines

Filed in Composition, General, History, Inspiration, Reviews, Writing on May 21, 2009 at 12:40 am

Be sure to check out my newly updated Additional Reading page!! Now featuring the essay RAVEL’S DAPHNIS ET CHLOÉ: A Miracle in the Making, and 6 Study Outlines on composers, their lives, and specific featured works, including: Lully Boccherini Hindemith Messiaen Penderecki Ravel I have one more essay (of which I am VERY proud) – an [...]

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Join the First Online Orchestra!

Filed in Composition, Inspiration, Noteworthy, Performance, Strange Findings, Student Reminders, Technique, Violin on December 6, 2008 at 10:17 pm

“Join the world’s first collaborative online orchestra. We invite musicians from around the world to audition for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra. Your video entries will be combined into the first ever collaborative virtual performance, and the world will select the best of you to perform at New York City’s Carnegie Hall in April 2009. …Professionals [...]

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My Latest Work

Filed in Composition, History, Humor, Inspiration, Noteworthy, Performance on August 16, 2008 at 1:29 am

I know… it’s been a while… But I have an excuse - because I’m getting married next week!!!!!!! Woo-hoo! But I did want to put this up officially while I was thinking about it… My latest completed work, Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie, is meant to be a jaunty comedic work, based on a lesser-known tale from the famous [...]

ASIMO Conducts the DSO!

Filed in History, Humor, Inspiration, Performance, Strange Findings on May 25, 2008 at 9:43 pm

That’s right! Everybody’s favorite little robot debuted conducting the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in a live performance of “Impossible Dream” from the 1965 Broadway show Man of La Mancha on May 13!  (Hm…. ASIMO should have hired this guy to be his concertmaster!!…)

‘Glass’ Movie

Filed in Composition, General, History, Humor, Inspiration, Performance, Strange Findings, Student Reminders on April 19, 2008 at 12:51 am

Yay! One of my favorite composers – exposed on documentary film! Check the Official Site here…